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Timepieces: Masterpieces of Chronometry , Christianson, David ,
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- ISBN
- 9781552976548
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Firefly Books, The Limited
- Topic
- Jewelry, Clocks & Watches, Time, History, Technology & Engineering, Antiques & Collectibles, Science
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Over the centuries, clocks have slowly, methodically and inextricably come to regulate every aspect of our lives. Timepieces tells the history of clocks and how the pursuit of an ever better clock has had a remarkable influence on scientific and technological developments. The 800-year journey to a perfect clock involved the greatest thinkers, scientists and mechanical geniuses, including those who improved the accuracy of mechanical clocks to such a degree that sailors could successfully determine longitude. That advance alone resulted in an explosion of travel, commerce and political expansion that would change the world map. Tracing the history of "the key machine of the modern industrial age" is a remarkable way to trace the histories of technology and society. Each chapter focuses on one era of the clock's growth: The Celestial Clock A Call to Prayer The Priceless Possession of a Few From Tabletop to Waistcoat and Beyond The Craft Era in Watchmaking The Industrial Revolution Swiss Watchmaking The Standardization of Time The Quartz Revolution Illustrated with beautiful artworks and photographs from museums and clock collections, Timepieces is a thorough and attractive historical survey.
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Publisher
Firefly Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1552976548
ISBN-13
9781552976548
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2244998
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Jewelry, Clocks & Watches, Time, History, Technology & Engineering, Antiques & Collectibles, Science
Illustrator
Yes
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9.8in.
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0.9in.
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6.5in.
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Book Title
Timepieces : Masterpieces of Chronometry
Lc Classification Number
Ts542.C53 2002
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Should appeal not just to those fascinated by timepieces, but anyone interested in browsing through history., A renowned watchmaker unfolds horological history ... in a colorfully attractive book ... all who are seduced by the aesthetics of a watch will find it easy to love Christianson's account.
Table of Content
Introduction -- The Celestial Clock - A Clock in the Heavens - Earthly Time - Sun Time and Clock Time - Astronomer-Priests - Observing Time - Astronomical Time - Cultural Time Su Sung's Astronomical Clock (A.D. 1096) Chapter 1 -- A Call to Prayer - Orderliness and Measured Time - Automating the Ringing Bell Clockwork Gearing Pope Sylvester II (A.D. c.945-1003) - When is a Clock Not A Clock? - The Community Clock - Ringing in the Renaissance The De Dondi Astrarium (A.D. 1365) - The Mysterious Antikythera (c.86 B.C.) Chapter 2 -- The Priceless Possessions of a Few - Patrons of Clockmaking The Escapement - Demand from the Bourgeoise The Stackfreed and Fusée - A New Dimension of Accuracy Science and the Clockmaker - The Quest for Accuracy The Clockmaker and the Scientist Chapter 3 -- From Tabletop to Waistcoat and Beyond - The Watch-Production Scene John Calvin's Influence on Fashion - Fashion Abhors a Bulge - The Fashion of the Church Lépine and the Modern Watch George Washington and Lépine - The Influence of Business - Time on Your Hands - Thinner is Better - Fashion Dictates Fashion Enameling Chapter 4 -- The Craft Era in Watchmaking - The Watch - Passing on the Craft - Craft Guilds The Geneva Rules of 1601 (Abridged) The Bored-Ruby Jewel - ... And Their Decline - The Cottage Industry - The Craft Era Continues - The Craft Era in the Quartz Age - Re-Enter the Mechanical Abraham-Louis Breguet - The New Renaissance Watchmaker The Quest for the Precision Watch Escapement Chapter 5 -- The Industrial Revolution - Timing the Industrial Revolution - The American System of Manufacture Eli Terry: The Industrial Revolution in a Nutshell - The Industrial Revolution of Watches The Principles of the Watch - A New Craftsman Emerges - The American Method in Perspective Invention's Debt to Watch- and Clockmaking Chapter 6 -- A Mountain Industry Explodes The Cabinotier - The Machine Age Comes to the Mountains Vallée de Joux: The Heart and Soul of Swiss Watchmaking - Complicating Time Ébauches The Chronometer Time Trials - Miniaturizing the Complications - The Tiniest of Complications - Women in Watchmaking The Complicated Watch Chapter 7 -- The Standardization of Time - The Challenge of the Age - A King's Ransom for a Cure - One Man's Talents - ... His Clocks - ... His Obsession - Out of Chaos Railroad Time Train Wreck Chapter 8 -- The Quartz Revolution - A New Revolution Brews A New Definition of Time - The Electric Watch - They Became Accurate - And Then They Became Cheap How the Mechanical Watch Works - Accuracy is No Longer an Issue How the Electronic Watch Works - The Mechanical Watch in the Quartz Age The Battery -- The Power Behind the Electric Watch The Quartz Revolution and the Repair Technician - It's Hard to Love a Quartz Timepiece Glossary Sources and Further Reading Index Picture Credits and Acknowledgments
Copyright Date
2002
Format
Hardcover
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-544891
Dewey Decimal
681.1/1
Publication Year
2002
Dewey Edition
21
Number of Pages
160 Pages
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