Time & Timekeepers: Including the History, Construction, Care, and Accuracy of Clocks and Watches

Milham, Willis I.

Published by The Macmillan Company, 1944

About this Item

Very Good 1944 reprint in original red cloth with gilt lettering and design. Binding remains tight and square with bright, attractive boards and light shelf wear. Pages are clean and well preserved with mild age toning. Dust jacket present and protected in a clear archival cover; jacket shows noticeable toning, soiling, edge wear, and chipping, including loss at the upper rear flap area. A highly presentable copy overall.

A substantial and influential work on the history and science of timekeeping by Willis I. Milham, longtime professor of astronomy at Williams College. Covering the development of time measurement from ancient sundials and water clocks through modern watches and precision clock mechanisms, the volume includes extensive discussions of construction, repair, care, accuracy, escapements, tower clocks, chronometers, and notable historical examples. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of photographs, diagrams, and technical figures.

Long regarded as a standard reference in horological literature, Time & Timekeepers remains an important resource for collectors, clockmakers, watch enthusiasts, and historians of science and technology. Its breadth of coverage and detailed illustrations have made it a foundational twentieth-century reference work in the field.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Time & Timekeepers: Including the History, Construction, Care, and Accuracy of Clocks and Watches
• Publisher: The Macmillan Company
• Publication Date: 1944
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Horology
  • Reference
  • Sience & Technology