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History Of The Hour: Clocks And Modern Temporal Orders,New Dziemianowicz This Work Grew Out OfIn This Sweeping Study Of The Organization Of Time, Dohrnvan Rossum Offers Fresh Insight Into The History Of The Mechanical Clock And Its Influence On European Society From The Late Middle Ages To The Industrial Revolution. Detailing The Clock'S Effects On Social Activity, He Presents A Vivid Picture Of A Society Regulated By The Precise Measurement Of Identical Hours.'In Tracing The Evolution Of Time Consciousness With Scholarship And Skill . . .