Hands of Time

Name: Hands of Time
Author: Rebecca Struthers
ISBN: 9781529339048

by Rebecca Struthers

ISBN: 9781529339048

Published: 2024-05-02

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'5/5 A true joy. A work of staggering complexity and bewildering economy.' TELEGRAPH 'A rattling, wonderful read.' OBSERVER 'Every page glitters' SPECTATOR 'Mesmerising' NEW STATESMAN 'An exquisite book, beautifully put together... What a very wonderful book.' STEPHEN FRY 'Absolutely gorgeous. It blew my socks off' JAY BLADES 'An intensely personal, finely-tuned meditation. A beautiful book' EDMUND DE WAAL 'Beautiful, bewitching and brilliant' LARA MAIKLEM A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ______________________ In Hands of Time watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continents. The invention of timepieces was more significant for human culture than the printing press, or even the wheel. They have travelled the world with us, from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, and even to the Moon. They regulate our daily lives and have sculpted the social and economic...

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