Making Time

Making Time
Author :
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 290
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780226516448
ISBN-13 : 022651644X
Rating : 4/5 (44X Downloads)
DOWNLOAD EBOOK
Book Synopsis Making Time by : Yulia Frumer

Download or read book Making Time written by Yulia Frumer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Variable hours in a changing society -- Towers, pillows, and graphs: variation in clock design -- Astronomical time measurement and changing conceptions of time -- Geodesy, cartography, and time measurement -- Navigation and global time -- Time measurement on the ground in Kaga domain -- Clock-makers at the crossroads -- Western time and the rhetoric of enlightenment


Making Time Related Books

Making Time
Language: en
Pages: 290

Making Time

Authors: Yulia Frumer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-18 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Variable hours in a changing society -- Towers, pillows, and graphs: variation in clock design -- Astronomical time measurement and changing conceptions of time
The Measure and Meaning of Time in Mesoamerica and the Andes
Language: en
Pages: 0

The Measure and Meaning of Time in Mesoamerica and the Andes

Authors: Anthony F. Aveni
Categories: Indian calendar
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Anthony F. Aveni gathers specialists from diverse fields to discuss temporal concepts gleaned from the people of Mesoamerica and the Andes. Essays address how t
Time Measurement and Calendar Construction
Language: en
Pages: 238

Time Measurement and Calendar Construction

Authors: Broughton Richmond
Categories: Calendar
Type: BOOK - Published: 1956 - Publisher: Brill Archive

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Measurement of Time
Language: en
Pages: 356

The Measurement of Time

Authors: Claude Audoin
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-09-06 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A unique insight into the measurement of time and its applications, at an introductory level.
Methods for Real-Time Measurement of THMs and HAAs in Distribution Systems - Part 2
Language: en
Pages: 404

Methods for Real-Time Measurement of THMs and HAAs in Distribution Systems - Part 2

Authors:
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: American Water Works Association

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this project researchers developed a practical, low-cost chemical analyzer for real-time monitoring of trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) in