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Lifetime: 1870 - 1940 Passed: ≈ 84 years ago

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Harry Chase Brearley

Books by Harry Chase Brearley

Time Telling Through the Ages Cover image

Time Telling Through the Ages

History Non-Fiction
Industrial Revolution Timekeeping Horology Sundials Water clocks Mechanical clocks Quartz watches Atomic clocks Ingersoll watches History of technology

This book tells the story of timekeeping from the stone age through to American mass production. It covers timepieces from the sundial and water clock through the key inventions driving advances in the accuracy of clocks and watches in both Europe an...