Brearley, Harry Chase, 1870-, Ingersoll, Robt. H., & Bro · New York, Pub. by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Robert H. Ingersol & Bros. · leaf 358
f our two or threehands moving at different speeds, as inthe modern clock or watch. The clock-work also remained primitive in con-struction compared with our own. Clep-sydrae were always expensive, becauseaccurate mechanical work was nevercheapened until modern time. Ratherthey were made marvels of… … a triumph of the jewelers craft—a giftfor kings. And the Greeks, who beautifiedeverything that they touched, made itat once more accurate and more artistic. The clepsydra may thus fairly claim tohave been the first mechanical device formeasuring time, as contrasted with thesun-dial which was really…
Time measurements · Clocks and watches
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