{"product_id":"on-time-a-history-of-western-timekeeping-paperback","title":"On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Mondschein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42743009804351,"sku":"9781421438276","price":67.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fae37671eb0179242c12cc354b23b652.webp?v=1765165046","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/on-time-a-history-of-western-timekeeping-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}