The clocks are telling lies : science, society, and the construction of time /

The clocks are telling lies : science, society, and the construction of time /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnston, Scott Alan (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]
Subjects:	Time > Systems and standards > History. Time > Social aspects > History. Horology > History. Time measurements > History. Clocks and watches > History. Clocks and watches. Horology. Time measurements. Time > Social aspects. Time > Systems and standards. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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