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Selling the True Time : Nineteenth Century Timekeeping in America

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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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  • 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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