The Time Museum, Volume I, Time Measuring Instruments; Part 3, Water-clocks, Sand-glasses, Fire-clocks - Hardcover
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Best reference work available about these little-known instruments of time measurement. A comprehensive history of each kind of timekeeper followed by an elaborately illustrated catalogue of 37 instruments. Full bibliography and index. 117 illustrations (40b/w, 55 full collor, 22 two-color drawings).
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About the Author
After reading History at Oxford, Anthony Turner concentrated on research in the fields of early scientific instruments, clocks and watches, and the social history of science. He has worked in several museums in Great Britain and is the author of a number of books and articles including The Clockwork of the Heavens (1973); Scientific Instruments (1985); Science and Music in 18th century Bath (1977). When not engaged in historical research, he organizes eshibitions and is a partner in an antiquarian book business based in Greenwich, England. He has lived in France since 1979.
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