Author: DAVID S. LANDES
Title: Revolution in Time
Description: Viking, 2000. Paperback. Pp: 518. The mechanical clock was one of the technologial advances that brought Western civilization to a position of world leadership. This book details how and why this breakthrough occured through a historical journey that takes in the 14th-century mechanical revolution, Elizabeth I's finger watch, the success of Swiss watchmakers, fakes and smuggling, and how the quartz revolution brought Swiss supremacy to an end. ISBN: 9780670889679. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780670889679
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Title: Revolution in Time
Description: Viking, 2000. Paperback. Pp: 518. The mechanical clock was one of the technologial advances that brought Western civilization to a position of world leadership. This book details how and why this breakthrough occured through a historical journey that takes in the 14th-century mechanical revolution, Elizabeth I's finger watch, the success of Swiss watchmakers, fakes and smuggling, and how the quartz revolution brought Swiss supremacy to an end. ISBN: 9780670889679. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780670889679
Price: EUR 15.00 = appr. US$ 16.30 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 2545424
- Book number: 2545424
See more books from our catalog: Wetenschap