This vintage book contains a complete guide to clocks and watches, with
historical information, descriptions of their inner workings, details of
notable horologists, and much more. This volume is highly recommended
for amateur horologists and those with an interest in time, watches, and
clocks. Contents include: "Time", "Primitive Methods of Time
Measurement", "The Pendulum and Clock Escapements", "The Balance Spring
and Watch Escapements", "The Balance Spring and Watch Escapements",
"General Mechanisms", "Striking Mechanisms", "Temperature Compensation",
"The Chronometer and Famous English Horologists", et cetera. Many
vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are
republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete
with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks
and watches. First published in first published in 1922.