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Time and Its Measurement
By James Arthur
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By James Arthur
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This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
HISTORIC OUTLINE
Time as an abstraction. — Ancient divisions of day and night. — Night watches of the Old Testament. — Quarter days and hours of the New Testament. — Shadow, or sun time. — Noon mark dials. — Ancient dials of Herculaneum and Pompeii. — Modern dials. — Equation of time. — Three historic methods of measuring time. — “Time-boy” of India. — Chinese clepsydra. — Ancient weather and time stations. —...
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
HISTORIC OUTLINE
Time as an abstraction. — Ancient divisions of day and night. — Night watches of the Old Testament. — Quarter days and hours of the New Testament. — Shadow, or sun time. — Noon mark dials. — Ancient dials of Herculaneum and Pompeii. — Modern dials. — Equation of time. — Three historic methods of measuring time. — “Time-boy” of India. — Chinese clepsydra. — Ancient weather and time stations. —...