Time Telling Through the Ages

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Antiques & Collectibles, Clocks & Watches, History
Cover of the book Time Telling Through the Ages by Harry C. Brearley, Read Books Ltd.
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Author: Harry C. Brearley ISBN: 9781473339453
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: August 25, 2017
Imprint: White Press Language: English
Author: Harry C. Brearley
ISBN: 9781473339453
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: August 25, 2017
Imprint: White Press
Language: English

This vintage book contains a fascinating treatise on the history of clocks and timepieces. It contains a wealth of interesting historical information from the first sun dial to the pocket watch, and it is highly recommended for horologists and those with an interest in the development of timekeeping. Contents include: "The Man Animal and Nature's Time Pieces", "The Land Between the Rivers", "How Man Began to Model After Nature", "Telling Time by the 'Water Thief'", "How Father Times Got his Hour Glass", "The Clocks Which Named Themselves", "The Modern Clock and its Creators", "The Watch That Was Hatched From the Nuremberg Egg", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches. First published in first published in 1919.

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This vintage book contains a fascinating treatise on the history of clocks and timepieces. It contains a wealth of interesting historical information from the first sun dial to the pocket watch, and it is highly recommended for horologists and those with an interest in the development of timekeeping. Contents include: "The Man Animal and Nature's Time Pieces", "The Land Between the Rivers", "How Man Began to Model After Nature", "Telling Time by the 'Water Thief'", "How Father Times Got his Hour Glass", "The Clocks Which Named Themselves", "The Modern Clock and its Creators", "The Watch That Was Hatched From the Nuremberg Egg", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches. First published in first published in 1919.

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