{"product_id":"on-time-kenneth-mondschein-9781421438276","title":"On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping","description":"\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 Kenneth Mondschein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421438275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421438276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Kenneth Mondschein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988979548415,"sku":"9781421438276","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2b6bb60-a18e-4ad8-af54-64f908b72709.jpg?v=1683297263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-time-kenneth-mondschein-9781421438276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}