Brearley, Harry Chase, 1870-1940, Ingersoll, Robt. H., & Bro · New York : Pub. by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Robert H. Ingersol & Bros. · leaf 68
ists in human activity, and the misunderstoodwork of the so-called middleman is one of the bases ofmodern civilization—a necessary and honorable calling. Civilization is a thing of the spirit, but it has the supportof material things and it has been truly said that the de-gree of a peoples… … How Man Began to Model After Nature terial accompaniment, and these interwoven relationshipsof modern life in which the question of time is a most im-portant factor can only be sustained through the use ofaccurate time-measure. In other words, modern civiliza-tion leans upon the watch. But here…
Time measurements · Clocks and watches
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