Download or read book Important Watches Wristwatches Clocks and Scientific Instruments written by Sotheby's (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marking Modern Times written by Alexis McCrossen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Marking Modern Times, Alexis McCrossen relates how the American preoccupation with time led people from across social classes to acquire watches and clocks, and expands our understanding of the ways we have standardized time and have made timekeepers serve as political, social, and cultural tools in a society that not merely values time, but regards access to it as a natural-born right.
Download or read book American Horological Industry written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the importance of the domestic watch industry to defense production. Includes. a. "A Manpower and Skill Study of the Jeweled-Lever Watch Industry," by DOL (Aug. 1957. p. 133-205). b. S. Rpt. 84-2629 on "Defense Essentiality and Foreign Economic Policy. Case Study: Watch Industry and Precision Skills," (July 18, 1956. p. 207-269).
Download or read book Clocks World Wide written by Marcus Blackwell and published by Publifye AS. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Clocks World Wide"" explores the fascinating history and global impact of timekeeping technologies, tracing their evolution from ancient sundials to modern atomic clocks. This comprehensive book examines how the development of accurate timekeeping has been a fundamental driver of human progress, influencing navigation, trade, scientific discovery, and social organization. It delves into three key areas: 1. The evolution of timekeeping devices 2. Their cultural significance across societies 3. The role of precision timekeeping in scientific advancements The book takes readers on a chronological journey through the development of clocks, beginning with early methods based on celestial observations and natural phenomena. It then explores the mechanical revolution in clockmaking during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, followed by the precision instruments of the Industrial Revolution. Intriguingly, the book reveals how different cultures have perceived and utilized time, offering a global perspective on the role of clocks in various societies. By examining clocks not just as technological artifacts but as cultural symbols and agents of change, ""Clocks World Wide"" provides a unique interdisciplinary approach. It balances scholarly rigor with engaging narratives, making it accessible to both academic readers and general audiences interested in world history and technology. The book's insights invite readers to reflect on how our relationship with time continues to evolve in the digital age, offering a new perspective on the devices that govern our daily lives.
Download or read book Watch Out written by Susan Glass and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Anton van Leeuwenhoek discover a new world? Does your heart beat faster after jogging? Is wool a better insulator than cotton? The world around us is full of interesting questions. The How to Be a Scientist series will give you the tools to find the answers! Discover how the scientific method has changed our lives, and learn how to plan, design, and conduct your own investigations. Each book in the series includes: Simple hands-on experiments to try ideas and suggestions for planning investigations examples of how the scientific method applies to everyday life Book jacket.
Download or read book Catalogue Subscriptions and Publications written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jewelers Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Material Histories of Time written by Gianenrico Bernasconi and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historiography of timekeeping is traditionally characterized by a dichotomy between research that investigates the evolution of technical devices on the one hand, and research that is concerned with the examination of the cultures and uses of time on the other hand. Material Histories of Time opens a dialogue between these two approaches by taking monumental clocks, table clocks, portable watches, carriage clocks, and other forms of timekeeping as the starting point of a joint reflection of specialists of the history of horology together with scholars studying the social and cultural history of time. The contributions range from the apparition of the first timekeeping mechanical systems in the Middle Ages to the first evidence of industrialization in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Download or read book A Grand Complication written by Stacy Perman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two wealthy and powerful men engage in a decades-long contest to create and possess the most remarkable watch in history. James Ward Packard of Warren, Ohio, was an entrepreneur and a talented engineer of infinite curiosity, a self-made man who earned millions from his inventions, including the design and manufacture of America’s first luxury car—the elegant and storied Packard. Henry Graves, Jr., was the very essence of blue-blooded refinement in the early 1900s: son of a Wall Street financier, a central figure in New York high society, and a connoisseur of beautiful things—especially fine watches. Then, as now, expensive watches were the ultimate sign of luxury and wealth, but in the early twentieth century the limitless ambition, wealth, and creativity of these two men pushed the boundaries of mathematics, astronomy, craftsmanship, technology, and physics to create ever more ingenious timepieces. In any watch, features beyond the display of hours, minutes, and seconds are known as “complications.” Packard and Graves spurred acclaimed Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe to create the Mona Lisa of timepieces—a fabled watch that incorporated twenty-four complications and took nearly eight years to design and build. For the period, it was the most complicated watch ever created. For years it disappeared, but then it surfaced at a Sotheby’s auction in 1999, touching off a heated bidding war, shattering all known records when it fetched $11 million from an anonymous bidder. New York Times bestselling author Stacy Perman takes us from the clubby world of New York high society into the ateliers of the greatest Swiss watchmakers, and into the high-octane, often secretive subculture of modern-day watch collecting. With meticulous research, vivid historical details, and a wealth of dynamic personalities, A Grand Complication is the fascinating story of the thrilling duel between two of the most intriguing men of the early twentieth century. Above all, it is a sweeping chronicle of innovation, the desire for beauty, and the lengths people will go to possess it.
Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book America s Scientific Treasures written by Stephen M. Cohen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are planning a road trip or looking to engage with history from the comfort of your couch, the second edition of America's Scientific Treasures is sure to satisfy your craving for scientific and technologic history. Stephen M. Cohen and Brenda H. Cohen, a mother-son pair, take readers through countless museums, arboretums, zoos, national parks, planetariums, natural and technological sites, and the homes of a few scientists in this exciting volume. The two combine their expertise in chemistry and history, making this an educational travel guide for science and technology enthusiasts. The book is split into nine geographic regions and organized by state, and it includes how to get to each place, whom to contact, whether it is handicapped-accessible, and even where you can grab a bite to eat nearby. Cohen and Cohen provide the history and significance of each location, plus they offer images for notable locations like the African Savanna at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens and the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center in the Anchorage Museum. The resulting book is a navigable travel guide perfect for any science or technology enthusiast. So, what are you waiting for? Let's take a journey through the history of American sciences and engineering.
Download or read book Time and the French Revolution written by Matthew John Shaw and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2011 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the innovation and effects of the French Republican Calendar. The French Republican Calendar was perhaps the boldest of all the reforms undertaken in Revolutionary France. Introduced in 1793 and used until 1806, the Calendar not only reformed the weeks and months of the year, but decimalisedthe hours of the day and dated the year from the beginning of the French Republic. This book not only provides a history of the calendar, but places it in the context of eighteenth-century time-consciousness, arguing that the French were adept at working within several systems of time-keeping, whether that of the Church, civil society, or the rhythms of the seasons. Developments in time-keeping technology and changes in working patterns challenged early-modern temporalities, and the new calendar can also be viewed as a step on the path toward a more modern conception of time. In this context, the creation of the calendar is viewed not just as an aspect of the broader republican programme of social, political and cultural reform, but as a reflection of a broader interest in time and the culmination of several generations' concern with how society should be policed. Matthew Shaw is a curatorat the British Library, London.
Download or read book English Mechanics and the World of Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1972-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution written by Wilbur Applebaum and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With unprecedented current coverage of the profound changes in the nature and practice of science in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe, this comprehensive reference work addresses the individuals, ideas, and institutions that defined culture in the age when the modern perception of nature, of the universe, and of our place in it is said to have emerged. Covering the historiography of the period, discussions of the Scientific Revolution's impact on its contemporaneous disciplines, and in-depth analyses of the importance of historical context to major developments in the sciences, The Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution is an indispensible resource for students and researchers in the history and philosophy of science.
Download or read book A Renaissance Treasury written by Laurie Winters and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 1999 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winters introduces Richard Flagg and Erma Flagg's collection of some hundred objects made during 1450 to 1900. Most of the beautifully crafted, highly decorative, yet functional pieces are examples of Renaissance and Baroque marvels; they include clocks (a particularly varied and sumptuaous collection), sculpture, inlaid boxes, china and glassware, tankards, metalwork, and furniture. Each of the 77 individual chefs-d'oeuvres documented in this catalog, celebrating the gift of the Flaggs to the Milwaukee Art Museum, are exceptional examples of artisty combined with technical achievement. Such is the case with a 15th-century Cassone from Florence replete with intarsia and coat of arms, signaling a marital alliance between the nobility. Another magnificent piece, highlighted through an individual entry in the catalog, is a 15th-century limestone tympanum, possibly from the Burgundy region of France, showing the enthroned Virgin and Child. The physical properties of this volume are as elaborate as the objects it defines; lavish full-page color plates illustrate the pieces, lengthy catalog entries provide detailed information, and the whole is supplemented with appendixes consisting of checklist and glossary. 69 colour & 29 b/w illustrations
