This antiquarian volume contains a short account of some of the curiosities of the mechanical details of watches, with supplementary information on their history, development, popularity, and much more besides. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting facts and information about the intricate machinations of timepieces, this little text will be of much value to the watch enthusiast, and makes for a wonderful addition to any personal library. Many older works such as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that this work is being republished now in an affordable modern edition, complete with a new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.
This antiquarian volume contains a short account of some of the curiosities of the mechanical details of watches, with supplementary information on their history, development, popularity, and much more besides. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting facts and information about the intricate machinations of timepieces, this little text will be of much value to the watch enthusiast, and makes for a wonderful addition to any personal library. Many older works such as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that this work is being republished now in an affordable modern edition, complete with a new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
"The Mechanics of Mechanical Watches and Clocks" presents historical views and mathematical models of mechanical watches and clocks. Although now over six hundred years old, mechanical watches and...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
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