{"product_id":"history-of-clocks-and-watches-9780517377444","title":"History Of Clocks And Watches","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe measurement of time was one of mans earliest obsessions  and the desire for ever greater precision in time-keeping has inspired generations in the fields of mathematics and science. Equally  each advance has produced accompanying works of great craftsmanship that have turned objects of sober function into things of outstanding beauty. Eric Bruton traces the path of this development from the simple shepherds dial made of clay  through the rush of horological activity that followed the invention of the pendulum in the mid-seventeenth century  to the perfection escapement developments that form the basic principles of the complex electronic circuitry of our clocks and watches today. Combining specially commissioned line drawings  magnificent colour illustrations and a lucid  authoritative text  this book offers the reader a wonderful catalogue of mans achievement in the fields of science and art.  The measurement of time was one of mans earliest obsessions  and the desire for ever greater precision in time-keeping has inspired generations in the fields of mathematics and science. Equally  each advance has produced accompanying works of great craftsmanship that have turned objects of sober function into things of outstanding beauty. Eric Bruton traces the path of this development from the simple shepherds dial made of clay  through the rush of horological activity that followed the invention of the pendulum in the mid-seventeenth century  to the perfection escapement developments that form the basic principles of the complex electronic circuitry of our clocks and watches today. Combining specially commissioned line drawings  magnificent colour illustrations and a lucid  authoritative text  this book offers the reader a wonderful catalogue of mans achievement in the fields of science and art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67615203229749,"sku":"ByrdShop_0517377446","price":64.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780517377444.jpg?v=1791188216","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/history-of-clocks-and-watches-9780517377444","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}