Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers: A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past in England and Abroad Containing a List of Nearly Fourteen Thousand Makers |
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Clepsydra or water clock | 3 |
Verge Escapement | 4 |
Copyright | |
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Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers Granville Hugh Baillie,Frederick James Britten,C. Clutton No preview available - 2011 |
Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers Granville Hugh Baillie,Frederick James Britten,C. Clutton No preview available - 2011 |
Common terms and phrases
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