Shaping the day: a history of timekeeping in England and Wales, 1300-1800

Abstract

List of Figures List of Plates List of Tables 1. Introduction: The Measured Heart 2. Clocks, Clock-times, and Social Change 3. Not Everyone Occupies the Same Now: Reconceptualising Clock Times 4. Clock-times in Medieval and Early Modern Bristol 5. Temporal Infrasturcture: The Provision of Clock-Time in England 6. Clock-times in Everyday Lives 7. Precision in Everyday Lives 8. Posted Within Shot of the Grave: Temporal Practices Among Seafarers 9. The Pursuit of Precision 10. Clocks from Nowhere? John Harrison in Context 11. Some Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index