Brearley, Harry Chase, 1870-1940, Ingersoll, Robt. H., & Bro · New York : Pub. by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Robert H. Ingersol & Bros. · leaf 88
erweather—as when Julius Caesar mentions using the clep-sydra to regulate the length of the night-watches in Brit-ain. His keen mind noted by this means that the summernights in Britain were shorter than those at Rome, a factnow known to be due to difference of latitude. As late as the ninth… … Telling Time by the Water-Thief a princely gift. It is said, that the good caliph, Harun-al-Raschid, beloved by all readers of the Arabian Nights,sent one of great beauty to Charlemagne, the Emperor ofthe West. Its case was elaborate, and, at the stroke of eachhour, small doors opened to give…
Time measurements · Clocks and watches
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