If you're interested in this, the absolutely wonderful book "The Discoverers" by Daniel Boorstin goes into a lot of detail on how humankind discovered time and developed methods to keep time.
有一本非常棒的书探讨了计时的文化意义以及其他古代技术进步，那就是 Daniel Boorstin 写的《The Discoverers》。http://www.amazon.com/Discoverers-Daniel-J-Boorstin/dp/03947...
A fantastic book that deals with the cultural significance of timekeeping along with other ancient technological advancements is The Discoverers by Daniel Boorstin. http://www.amazon.com/Discoverers-Daniel-J-Boorstin/dp/03947...
《The Discoverers: A History of Man’s Search to Know His World and Himself》- Daniel J. Boorstin；《How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom》- Matt Ridley；《The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the…
The Discoverers: A History of Man’s Search to Know His World and Himself - Daniel J. Boorstin How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom - Matt Ridley The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the…
给 Bryson 点个赞。再进一步说，Boorstin 的《The Discoverers》是一部篇幅更长、涵盖面更广的科学发现史。另外，《Empires of Light》也是一本绝佳的编年史，记录了通向现代电气化时代过程中的事件和人物（Tesla、Edison、Westinghouse、JP Morgan）……
Thumbs up fir Bryson. To take it a step further, Boorstin's "The Discoverers" is a longer, more encompassing version of scientific discoveries. Also, "Empires of Light" is a great chronology of events and people(Tesla, Edison, Westinghouse, JP Morgan) leading to the modern, electric…
关于这个（以及其他一些主题），有一本绝对赞爆了的书是 Daniel J. Boorstin 写的《The Discoverers》。他极其详尽地描述了在很长一段时间里，欧洲的地图绘制工作正如你所说，更多是受宗教意义而非其他任何因素驱动的。有趣的是，当欧洲人……
An absolutely terrific book about (among other things) this is The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin. He goes into a lot of detail on how map making in Europe for the longest time was driven, as you say, more by religious importance than anything else. Interestingly when Europeans…
……《From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present》（2001）Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges 的《The Ancient City》（1864）Paul Johnson 的《Intellectuals》Daniel J. Boorstin 的《The Discoverers》《The Great Courses - The Industrial Revolution》（有声书/讲座）Spengler 的《Decline of the West》
…From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present (2001) The Ancient City by Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1864) Intellectuals By Paul Johnson Daniel J. Boorstin - The Discoverers The Great Courses - The Industrial Revolution (audiobook/lectures) Decline of the West - Spengler
如果你对这个感兴趣，Daniel Boorstin 写的那本绝对精彩的书《The Discoverers》极其详尽地讲述了人类是如何发现时间以及开发出计时方法的。
If you're interested in this, the absolutely wonderful book "The Discoverers" by Daniel Boorstin goes into a lot of detail on how humankind discovered time and developed methods to keep time.
有一本非常棒的书探讨了计时的文化意义以及其他古代技术进步，那就是 Daniel Boorstin 写的《The Discoverers》。http://www.amazon.com/Discoverers-Daniel-J-Boorstin/dp/03947...
A fantastic book that deals with the cultural significance of timekeeping along with other ancient technological advancements is The Discoverers by Daniel Boorstin. http://www.amazon.com/Discoverers-Daniel-J-Boorstin/dp/03947...
《The Discoverers: A History of Man’s Search to Know His World and Himself》- Daniel J. Boorstin；《How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom》- Matt Ridley；《The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the…
The Discoverers: A History of Man’s Search to Know His World and Himself - Daniel J. Boorstin How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom - Matt Ridley The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the…
给 Bryson 点个赞。再进一步说，Boorstin 的《The Discoverers》是一部篇幅更长、涵盖面更广的科学发现史。另外，《Empires of Light》也是一本绝佳的编年史，记录了通向现代电气化时代过程中的事件和人物（Tesla、Edison、Westinghouse、JP Morgan）……
Thumbs up fir Bryson. To take it a step further, Boorstin's "The Discoverers" is a longer, more encompassing version of scientific discoveries. Also, "Empires of Light" is a great chronology of events and people(Tesla, Edison, Westinghouse, JP Morgan) leading to the modern, electric…
关于这个（以及其他一些主题），有一本绝对赞爆了的书是 Daniel J. Boorstin 写的《The Discoverers》。他极其详尽地描述了在很长一段时间里，欧洲的地图绘制工作正如你所说，更多是受宗教意义而非其他任何因素驱动的。有趣的是，当欧洲人……
An absolutely terrific book about (among other things) this is The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin. He goes into a lot of detail on how map making in Europe for the longest time was driven, as you say, more by religious importance than anything else. Interestingly when Europeans…
……《From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present》（2001）Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges 的《The Ancient City》（1864）Paul Johnson 的《Intellectuals》Daniel J. Boorstin 的《The Discoverers》《The Great Courses - The Industrial Revolution》（有声书/讲座）Spengler 的《Decline of the West》
…From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present (2001) The Ancient City by Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1864) Intellectuals By Paul Johnson Daniel J. Boorstin - The Discoverers The Great Courses - The Industrial Revolution (audiobook/lectures) Decline of the West - Spengler