Time Telling Through the Ages
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Harry Chase Brearley
(4,143 Sterne; 7 Bewertungen)
A history of timekeeping from the stone age through to American mass production, covering timepieces from the sundial and water clock through the key inventions driving advances in the accuracy of clocks and watches in both Europe and America. The book was conceived and sponsored by the Ingersoll Family as a celebration of their then 25 years of watchmaking. - Summary by Chris Cartwright (6 hr 23 min)
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Another Signpost For The Revolution?
Phxjennifer
(3,5 Sterne)
A broad history of timekeeping from sundials to pocket watches. Of course, the book was commissioned by an American clock maker, so when the US started to make clocks, the focus switched to North America. Still, it was pretty interesting, particularly the vain attempts of the British government to make the colonists buy only British clocks. Who knew?