(1) Time and Timekeepers: including the History, Construction, Care, and Accuracy of Clocks and Watches (2) The Marine Chronometer: its History and Development

Abstract

(1) PROF. MILHAM tells us that for twenty years his lectures on descriptive astronomy have included the topic of time and timekeepers, and that during this period he has lost no opportunity, by visiting public and private collections, by searching the literature, by spending his time in clock and watch factories and with private workers, in short by every possible means, of collecting information upon the subject. The knowledge thus amassed he has set out in a very interesting book, profusely illustrated, ranging over the whole history of clocks and watches, the inside and the outside, the personal narratives of outstanding makers, and the feats of timekeeping accomplished. “It is hoped that the answer to every question that may be asked will be found in this book, or that the exact way of gaining the desired information will be pointed out in the extensive classified bibliography.” The bibliography referred to is a valuable one, and the book has besides a good index.

(1) Time and Timekeepers: including the History, Construction, Care, and Accuracy of Clocks and Watches.

By Prof. Willis I. Milham. Pp. xix + 609. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 30s. net.

(2) The Marine Chronometer: its History and Development.

By Lt.—Comdr. Rupert T. Gould. Pp. xvi + 287 + 40 plates. (London: J. D. Potter, 1923.) 25s. net.