. Time and its measurement . with Two Bal-ances and Two Escapements 29 Twelve Horary Branches and 10 Ce-lestial Stems as Used in Clocks 30 Page Key to 12 Horary Branches and 10 Ce-lestial Stems 30 Dial of Japanese Astronomical 31Use of Yang Number and Animal Names of Hours 32 Public Dial by James Arthur 37 Dial of Philadelphia City Hall Clock 37 Verge Escapement 37 De Vicks Clock of 1364 38 Anchor Escapement 38 American Anchor Escapement 39 Dead Beat Escapement 39 Remontoir Clock by James Arthur 40 Remontoir Clock Movement 40 Antique Clock, Entirely Hand-Made. .41, 42Double-Case Watch
. Time and its measurement . with Two Bal-ances and Two Escapements 29 Twelve Horary Branches and 10 Ce-lestial Stems as Used in Clocks 30 Page Key to 12 Horary Branches and 10 Ce-lestial Stems 30 Dial of Japanese Astronomical 31Use of Yang Number and Animal Names of Hours 32 Public Dial by James Arthur 37 Dial of Philadelphia City Hall Clock 37 Verge Escapement 37 De Vicks Clock of 1364 38 Anchor Escapement 38 American Anchor Escapement 39 Dead Beat Escapement 39 Remontoir Clock by James Arthur 40 Remontoir Clock Movement 40 Antique Clock, Entirely Hand-Made. .41, 42Double-Case Watch of Repousse Work. 42 Triple-Case Turkish Watches 43 Watch Showing Dutch Art Work 43 Triple-Case Turkish Watch 44 Watches Showing Art Work 45 Antique Watch Cock 46 Chinese Watch 45 Musical Watch, Repeating Hours and Quarters 47 Syrian Dial 47 Hebrew Numerals 48 Twenty-four Hour Watch 48 Domestic Dial by James Arthur 49 Local Time—Standard Time—Beginning and Ending of the Day 57 Universal Time Dial Set for Four 11. 11. Winds James Arthur il iNlcnsiveI iiiiicineas- -II. .11(111 of hlilH hihs in ;i(l<lili<i ..ik (lb, <•! idnil. Mr. .\illi I IV. I i^c bnsi-(I ,; ;.|mi in^ busi-li; ^.?;^s nfage.— CHAPTER I HISTORIC OUTLINE Time as an abstraction.—Ancient divisions of day andnight.—Night watches of the Old Testament.—Quarterdays and hours of the New Testament.—Shadow or suntime.—Noon mark dials.—Ancient dials of Herculaneumand Pompeii.—Modern Dials.—Equation of time.—Threehistonc methods of measuring time.—Time-boy of India.—Chinese clepsydra.—Ancient weather and time stations.—Tower of the winds, Athens, Greece. TIME AND ITS MEASUREMENT CHAPTER I Time, as a separate entity, has notyet been defined in language. Defini-tions will be found to be merely ex-planations of the sense in which we usethe word in matters of practical human being can tell how long aminute is; only that it is longe
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