{"product_id":"on-time-a-history-of-western-timekeeping-9781421438276","title":"On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn approachable, accessible history of timekeeping and the impact of the increasing precision and accuracy of time on humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestern culture has been obsessed with regulating society by the precise, accurate measurement of time since the Middle Ages. In \u003ci\u003eOn Time\u003c\/i\u003e, Ken Mondschein explores the paired development of concepts and technologies of timekeeping with human thought. Without clocks, he argues, the modern world as we know it would not exist. From the astronomical timekeeping of the ancient world to the tower clocks of the Middle Ages to the seagoing chronometer, the quartz watch, and the atomic clock, greater precision and accuracy have had profound effects on human society--which, in turn, has driven the quest for further precision and accuracy. This quest toward automation--which gave rise to the Gregorian calendar, the factory clock, and even the near-disastrous Y2K bug--has led to profound social repercussions and driven the creation of the modern scientific mindset. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying the evolution of the clock from prehistory to the twenty-first century, Mondschein explains how both the technology and the philosophy behind Western timekeeping regimes came to take over the entire world. \u003ci\u003eOn Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of thinkers, philosophers, and scientists, and of the thousand decisions that continue to shape our daily lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14490127\"\u003eKenneth Mondschein\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421438276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421438275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC040000\"\u003eTechnical \u0026amp; Manufacturing Industries \u0026amp; Trades\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC056000\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI066000\"\u003eTime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian \u003cb\u003eKen Mondschein\u003c\/b\u003e is a full-time contingent faculty member who teaches at the University of Massachusetts-Mount Ida, Boston University, and Anna Maria College. He is the editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eFencing: A Renaissance Treatise\u003c\/i\u003e and the cotranslator of \u003ci\u003eFlowers of Battle, Volume III: Florius de Arte Luctandi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44590657700077,"sku":"9781421438276","price":52.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0e8cef60-7cdd-4639-bd95-bfe72efafbd6.jpg?v=1702262582","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/on-time-a-history-of-western-timekeeping-9781421438276","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}