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Selling the True Time : Nineteenth Century Timekeeping in America
Overview
This first comprehensive, scholarly history of timekeeping in America studies the transition from local to national timekeeping, a process that led to Standard Time-the worldwide system of timekeeping by which we all live. The book describes the contributions of the railroad industry, university astronomers, clockmakers, and civil and electrical engineers.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780804738743
- ISBN-10: 0804738742
- Publisher: Stanford University Press
- Publish Date: August 2000
- Dimensions: 10.22 x 7.28 x 0.99 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.79 pounds
- Page Count: 328
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