TY - BOOK AU - Glennie,Paul AU - Thrift,N.J. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Shaping the day: a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 AV - QB213 .G54 2009 U1 - 389/.1709 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Time measurements KW - History KW - Clocks and watches KW - England KW - Time KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index; Introduction : the measured heart -- Clocks, clock times, and social change -- 'Not everyone occupies the same now' : reconceptualizing clock time -- Clock times in medieval and early modern Bristol -- The provision of clock time in pre-modern England -- Clock times in everyday lives -- Precision in everyday lives -- 'Posted within shot of the grave' : seafaring times -- The pursuit of precision -- Clocks from nowhere? : John Harrison in context -- Some concluding remarks; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=453574 ER -