Making Time

Astronomical Time Measurement In Tokugawa Japan

by Yulia Frumer
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, January of 2018 ‧
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Before Western clocks came to Japan, hours shifted in length with the length of the day through the seasons; this book looks at how standard hours arrived and how Japanese life adapted to them.

Making Time

Astronomical Time Measurement In Tokugawa Japan

by Yulia Frumer

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226516448
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: January of 2018
Language: English
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Format: Book
Collection: Studies Of The Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Categories: Books in English > History > History of Asia
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780226516448

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