The Global Transformation of Time
Download or Read eBook The Global Transformation of Time PDF written by Vanessa Ogle and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Vanessa Ogle |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2015-10-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674737020 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674737024 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Global Transformation of Time by : Vanessa Ogle
Book excerpt: As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle’s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced.