1886 - The Collector's Dictionary of Clocks

Good book on the evolution of clocks - history and technique. Years 1964 and 1969.

Table of Contents (Selected Highlights):

- Early & Historic Timekeeping:
  - Water clocks (Clepsydras) from Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome
  - Monastic alarm clocks and early Gothic iron clocks (Würzburg, Bamberg)
  - Astronomical clocks: Strasbourg, Giovanni Dondi's Astrarium, and Philip Imser's clock
  - Renaissance tabernacle clocks, crucifix clocks, and mechanical globes (Jost Bürgi, Jean Naze)

- Pendulum Clocks & Major Horological Inventions:
  - Christiaan Huygens' planispherium and early pendulum clocks
  - John Harrison's timekeepers and grasshopper escapements (H1-H3 / No. 3 Timekeeper)
  - Precision regulators: John Arnold, Thomas Tompion, George Graham, and Daniel Quare
  - Escapement evolution: Anchor, dead-beat, cross-beat, grasshopper, and tic-tac mechanisms
  - Electric & atmospheric clocks: Alexander Bain's electrical clock, James Cox's self-winding clock, and W. H. Shortt's free pendulum system

- Decorative, Regional & Novelty Clocks:
  - English bracket and longcase clocks (Edward East, William Clement, Joseph Knibb)
  - French Boulle marquetry clocks, cartel clocks, and Louis XV bracket clocks
  - Black Forest clocks, Cuckoo clocks, and Japanese lantern/pillar clocks (Wadokei)
  - Automata clocks, rolling ball clocks, and mystery clocks

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