The Changing Face of Early Modern Time, 1550-1770

• Main Author: Desborough, Jane (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

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