A very long time ago I think there was some discussion on the list about
relationships between the development of railways and perceptions of time
and timekeeping. Anyone interested in this might like to know that aspects
of these topics are covered in the following recent book:
Bartky, Ian R. Selling the true time: nineteenth-century timekeeping in
America. Stanford University Press, 2000. pp. xvi, 310. ISBN 0804738742
Matthew Searle
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Radcliffe Science Library
University of Oxford
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