Brearley, Harry Chase, 1870-, Ingersoll, Robt. H., & Bro · New York, Pub. by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Robert H. Ingersol & Bros. · leaf 72
freeze onfrosty nights. There were no Pearys among the ancientRomans; polar exploration interested them not at all; butthey did spread their conquests into regions of colderweather—as when Julius Caesar mentions using the clep-sydra to regulate the length of the night-watches in Brit-ain. His keen… … The Clepsydra, or Water Clock The Clepsydra, one of the earliest time-telling devices, was usedin Roman law courts to limit the time of speakers and to pre-vent babbling!* ne Helling Through the Ages Jies. It is not difficult to picture some pom-me togaed advocate, rolling out amorousies as he…
Time measurements · Clocks and watches
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