About Time by David Rooney
About Time by David Rooney
SKU: 9780241370513 • Barcode: 9780241370513

About Time

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Book information

  • Format: Paperback
  • Main subject: History of science
  • Genre / subject: Clocks, chronometers and watches (horology)
  • Author: David Rooney
  • Audience: Adults

About the book

About Time by David Rooney is a non-fiction book. A horological history of human civilisation, told through twelve world-changing clocks.

The 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? In this spectacularly far-reaching book, David Rooney narrates a history of timekeeping and civilization in twelve concise chapters. We discover how clocks have helped people navigate the globe and build empires, but also, on occasion, taken us to the brink of destruction. This is the story of time, and the story of time is the story of us.

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