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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
April 1, 2002
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375727528
ISBN-10
0375727523
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A portrait of Sir Sandford Fleming describes how, during a conference of scientific and political representatives from twenty-five key nations of the world, he managed to convince them to adopt a unified standard for telling time that incorporated the Greenwich Prime Meridian, the International Date Line, and a single system for measuring longitude and telling time. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: It is difficult today to imagine life before standard time was established in 1884. In the middle of the nineteenth century, for example, there were 144 official time zones in North America alone. The confusion that ensued, especially among the burgeoning railroad companies, was an hourly comedy of errors that ultimately threatened to impede progress. The creation of standard time, with its two dozen global time zones, is one of the great inventions of the Victorian Era, yet it has been largely taken for granted.
In Time Lord, Clark Blaise re-creates the life of Sanford Fleming, who struggled to convince the world to accept standard time. Itâs a fascinating story of science, politics, nationalism, and the determined vision of one man who changed the world. Set in a time marked by substantial technological and cultural transformation, Time Lord is also an erudite exploration of art, literature, consciousness, and our changing relationship to time
In Time Lord, Clark Blaise re-creates the life of Sanford Fleming, who struggled to convince the world to accept standard time. Itâs a fascinating story of science, politics, nationalism, and the determined vision of one man who changed the world. Set in a time marked by substantial technological and cultural transformation, Time Lord is also an erudite exploration of art, literature, consciousness, and our changing relationship to time
Editions
Hardcover
from Diane Pub Co (October 1, 2000)
9780756760564 | details & prices | 246 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $25.00
About: The remarkable story of the man who created and then convinced all the nations of the world to adopt a unified standard for telling time.
About: The remarkable story of the man who created and then convinced all the nations of the world to adopt a unified standard for telling time.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (April 1, 2002)
9780375727528 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A portrait of Sir Sandford Fleming describes how, during a conference of scientific and political representatives from twenty-five key nations of the world, he managed to convince them to adopt a unified standard for telling time that incorporated the Greenwich Prime Meridian, the International Date Line, and a single system for measuring longitude and telling time.
About: A portrait of Sir Sandford Fleming describes how, during a conference of scientific and political representatives from twenty-five key nations of the world, he managed to convince them to adopt a unified standard for telling time that incorporated the Greenwich Prime Meridian, the International Date Line, and a single system for measuring longitude and telling time.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (April 30, 2002)
9781417617821 | details & prices | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $24.60
About: It is difficult today to imagine life before standard time was established in 1884.
About: It is difficult today to imagine life before standard time was established in 1884.
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