Time & space; measuring instruments from the 15th to the 19th century,

Time & space; measuring instruments from the 15th to the 19th century,

Clocks are time-keepers, that is they are mechanisms which mark the length of time passed from the moment when they were set in motion. This length of time is composed of simple elements. -- Introduction.

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Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Guye, Samuel, Michel, Henri, 1885-1981 (Author)
Imprint:	New York, Praeger Publishers [1971]
Format:	Book
Language:	English French
Subjects:	Clocks and watches > History. Astronomical instruments > History. Surveying > Instruments > History. Astronomical instruments. Clocks and watches. Surveying > Instruments. History.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Part 1. Clocks and watches
Introduction
Monumental clocks
The Gothic clock
The Renaissance
The seventeenth century
The eighteenth century
The marine chronometer
Decorative clocks
Part 2. Ancient measuring instruments
Measuring instruments before the Renaissance
Terrestrial and celestial globes
Armillary spheres and planetaria
Astrolabes
Sundials
Clepsydras and hour-glasses
Topographical instruments
Conclusion.