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This book recounts the history of telling time from the dawn of civilization to the present. More than a simple chronology, it explores the technical resources used to measure timewhether solar, hydraulic, mechanical, or electricaljust as it explains the key factors behind the major breakthroughs in the science of horology. From ancient astronomical observatories to atomic clocks, instruments for telling time have always been closely linked to the cutting-edge sciences of the day, ranging from medicine and navigation to aeronautics. Inventions in timekeeping have been crucial to the organization of human society and to activities such as farming, industry, and trade. Each new development was based on the needs and accomplishments of its day yet spurred further discoveries. Writing a history of time means viewing human genius through the prism of the steady mastery of a crucial technology. The patient, long-term conquest of accuracy has been the result of successive advances from sundial to wristwatch up to the recent exploits of the heirs to this age-old quest, namely master horologists of the twenty-first century.
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Dominique Fléchon, historien et expert en haute horlogerie, est l'auteur de nombreuses études spécialisées et d'ouvrages thématiques dont Cartier la montre Tank (1998), en collaboration avec Franco Cologni, L'orologiaio, mestiere d'arte (1999), Baume & Mercier (2002), Les Secrets de Vacheron Constantin (2005), La Conquête du temps (2011) et L'Horlogerie, fille de l'astronomie (2014).
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This book recounts the history of telling time from the dawn of civilization to the present. More than a simple chronology, it explores the technical resources used to measure timewhether solar, hydraulic, mechanical, or electricaljust as it explains the key factors behind the major breakthroughs in the science of horology. From ancient astronomical observatories to atomic clocks, instruments for telling time have always been closely linked to the cutting-edge sciences of the day, ranging from medicine and navigation to aeronautics. Inventions in timekeeping have been crucial to the organization of human society and to activities such as farming, industry, and trade. Each new development was based on the needs and accomplishments of its day yet spurred further discoveries. Writing a history of time means viewing human genius through the prism of the steady mastery of a crucial technology. The patient, long-term conquest of accuracy has been the result of successive advances from sundial to wristwatch up to the recent exploits of the heirs to this age-old quest, namely master horologists of the twenty-first century.
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The Mastery of Time: a History of Timekeeping, from the Sundial to the Wristwatch: Discoveries, Inventions, and Advances in Master Watchmaking
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Flammarion Publishing, 2012
ISBN 10 : 2080200801
ISBN 13 : 9782080200808
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The Mastery of Time: a History of Timekeeping, from the Sundial to the Wristwatch: Discoveries, Inventions, and Advances in Master Watchmaking
Edité par
Flammarion Publishing, 2012
ISBN 10 : 2080200801
ISBN 13 : 9782080200808
Ancien ou d'occasion
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Vendeur : Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, Etats-Unis
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