The Changing Face of Early Modern Time, 1550-1770

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Desborough, Jane (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Intellectual life-History.; Europe-History-1492-.; Technology-History.; Civilization-History.; Intellectual Studies.; History of Early Modern Europe.; History of Technology.; Cultural History.

''In this compelling interdisciplinary book, Jane Desborough brings lucid academic analysis to explore the practical world of skilled craftsmanship. Focusing on Britain, but with extended European comparisons, she examines over 250 dials to reveal how their multi-functional appearance grad...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Communication Methods
• 3 Trust and Distrust
• 4 Tools of Enablement
• 5 Calendrical Insight
• 6 Lunar Wisdom
• 7 Astronomical Knowledge
• 7 Conclusion.