Just finished reading Rooney's book. A curious work that uses "the history of clocks to look at capitalism, the exchange of knowledge, the building of empires and the radical changes to our lives brought by industrialization." Along the way, he introduces or, in some cases, re-introduces his readers to all kinds of time-keeping devices, including sundials, hourglasses, water clocks, time-finding telescopes, time signals, pocket watches, and, yep, even wristwatches.
Algún reloj, de bolsillo, anda todavía por mi casa, el algún cajón escondido, heredado de algíun bisabuelo.
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That could be interesting but possibly a bit dry?
ReplyDeleteNo, no, not dry at all. I though it might be, too, but Rooney's interest here is to tell the story of how "clocks" of various types throughout the centuries have helped shape peoples' lives. And he tells that story by describing the impacts of such devices as water clocks, sundials, hour glasses, and so forth. I'm glad I happened to stumble on the book after looking for what probably would have been quite dry philosophical works about time.
DeleteOh, my I need to check this out as I'm a fan of clocks! Sounds interesting, and your blog header photo is wonderful too.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a different kind of subject.
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