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Decimalising Time: Calendar and Clocks in the French Revolution

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The History of Science Museum
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Dr Matthew Shaw, British Library, talks about the extraordinary revisions of time measurement adopted in the French Revolution.

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The History of Science Museum
People
Matthew Shaw
Keywords
measure
french revolution. museum
time
Department: Museum of the History of Science
Date Added: 02/07/2012
Duration: 00:52:13

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