This vintage book contains a fascinating treatise on the history of
clocks and timepieces. It contains a wealth of interesting historical
information from the first sun dial to the pocket watch, and it is
highly recommended for horologists and those with an interest in the
development of timekeeping. Contents include: "The Man Animal and
Nature's Time Pieces", "The Land Between the Rivers", "How Man Began to
Model After Nature", "Telling Time by the 'Water Thief'", "How Father
Times Got his Hour Glass", "The Clocks Which Named Themselves", "The
Modern Clock and its Creators", "The Watch That Was Hatched From the
Nuremberg Egg", 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 1919.