{"product_id":"about-time-a-history-of-civilization-in-twelve-clocks","title":"About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rooney, David\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Imprint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 03-02-2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e 'An utterly dazzling book, the best piece of history I have read for a long time' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Not merely an horologist's delight, but an ingenious meditation on the nature and symbolism of time-keeping itself' Richard Holmes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe measurement of time has always been essential to human civilization, from early Roman sundials to the advent of GPS. But while we have one eye on the time every day, are we aware of the power clocks have given governments, military leaders and business owners, and how they have shaped our lives and our world?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this spectacularly far-reaching book, David Rooney narrates a history of timekeeping and civilization in twelve concise chapters. Over their course, we meet the most epochal inventions in horological history, from medieval water clocks to Renaissance hourglasses, and from stock-exchange timestamps to satellites in Earth's orbit. We discover how clocks have helped people navigate the globe and build empires, but also, on occasion, taken us to the brink of destruction.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the story of time, and the story of time is the story of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241370513\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 5.0 x 1.0 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Imprint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50124677120304,"sku":"Trans_9780241370513","price":825.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81PZ7FXc7mL.jpg?v=1757490565","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/about-time-a-history-of-civilization-in-twelve-clocks","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}