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....Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past, in England and Abroad....
...to which is added a list of Eight Thousand Makers...
Author: Frederick James Britten.
This is a facsimile on CDrom from the original publication published in 1899. It contains 500 pages of fascinationg information, including Chapters on the history and methods of time-keeping, and information on important developments and makers.
Chapters on:
Standards of Time (Solar Time, Cycle of the Sun, Sidereal Time, Duration of a Year, The Golden Number, The Epact, The Number of Direction, The Roman Indiction, The Julian Period, etc, etc.)
Sun Dials (Meridian Dials, Horizontal Sun Dials.)
Clepsydrea or Water Clocks.
Weight Clocks (Exeter Clocks, Strassburg Clocks, Ann Boleyn's Clock, etc.)
Portable Timekeepers (Curious Octagonal Table Clock, Early Clock with Minute Hand, Early Clock with Balance Spring, Oval Watches, Salt Cellar Clocks, Pocket Watches, etc.)
Records of Early Makers.
The Clockmaker's Company.
Ascertaining the Longatude at Sea. Development and Use of the Marine Chronometer.
French Clocks and Cases in the French Style.
'Mystery' Clocks and Various other Curious Timekeepers.
The Progression of English Domestic Clocks.
Long-Case Clocks.
Mechanism of Clocks and Watches.
Watch Movements.
Hall Marks.
Marks of Assay Offices.
List of Former Clock and Watch Makers (Giving dates and biographical details, etc.)
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