Status
Available
Local notes
681.1 Bru
Collection
Publication
Grange Books Ltd (2002), Edition: New Ed, 224 pages
Description
The measurement of time was one of man's earliest obsessions, and the desire for ever greater precision in time-keeping has inspired generations in the fields of mathematics and science. Equally, each advance has produced accompanying works of great craftsmanship that have turned objects of sober function into things of outstanding beauty. Eric Bruton traces the path of this development from the simple shepherd's dial made of clay, through the rush of horological activity that followed the invention of the pendulum in the mid-17th century, to the perfection escapement developments that form the basic principles of the complex electronic circuitry of our clocks and watches today.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
224 p.; 8.19 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member themulhern
Large format book with beautiful photographs on every page and many informative diagrams. The text presupposes some knowledge which I do not have.
Pages
224