01870nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10300113 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 081029s2009 enkabe sb 001 0 eng 2008045775 9780199278206 0199278202 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)428733069 e-uk-en QB213 .G54 2009eb 389/.1709 22 529.70942 Glennie, Paul. Shaping the day [electronic resource] : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. xiv, 456 p. : ill., maps, plans. Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index. Introduction : the measured heart -- Clocks, clock times, and social change -- 'Not everyone occupies the same now' : reconceptualizing clock time -- Clock times in medieval and early modern Bristol -- The provision of clock time in pre-modern England -- Clock times in everyday lives -- Precision in everyday lives -- 'Posted within shot of the grave' : seafaring times -- The pursuit of precision -- Clocks from nowhere? : John Harrison in context -- Some concluding remarks. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Time measurements History. Clocks and watches England History. Time. Electronic books. local Thrift, N. J. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10300113 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 66309 66309