ILLUSTRATIONS

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Portrait of James Arthur 8 Dial of Philadelphia City Hall Clock 37
Interpretation of Chinese and Japanese Methods of Time Keeping 15 Verge Escapement 37
Portable Bronze Sundial from the Ruins of Herculaneum 16 De Vick's Clock of 1364 38
Noon-Mark Sundials 17 Anchor Escapement 38
Modern Horizontal Sundial for Latitude 40°-43´ 18 American Anchor Escapement 39
The Earth, Showing Relation of Dial Styles to Axis 18 Dead Beat Escapement 39
Modern Sundial Set Up in Garden 18 Remontoir Clock by James Arthur 40
"Time-Boy" of India 19 Remontoir Clock Movement 40
"Hon-woo-et-low," or "Copper Jars Dropping Water"—Canton, China 19 Antique Clock, Entirely Hand-Made 41,42
Modern Sand Glass or "Hour Glass" 20 Double-Case Watch of RepoussÉ Work 42
Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece 20 Triple-Case Turkish Watches 43
Key to Japanese Figures 25 Watch Showing Dutch Art Work 43
Japanese Dials Set for Long and Short Days 25 Triple-Case Turkish Watch 44
Japanese Striking Clock with Weight and Short Pendulum 26 Watches Showing Art Work 45
Japanese Striking Clock with Spring, Fusee and Balance 26 Antique Watch Cock 46
Japanese Clock with Vertical Dial, Weight and Balance 27 "Chinese" Watch 46
Japanese Clock with Vertical Dial Having Curved Lines, Weight and Balance 27 Musical Watch, Repeating Hours and Quarters 47
Japanese Vertical Dials 28 Syrian Dial 47
Japanese Striking Clock with Two Balances and Two Escapements 29 Hebrew Numerals 48
"Twelve Horary Branches" and "10 Celestial Stems" as Used in Clocks 30 Twenty-four Hour Watch 48
Key to "12 Horary Branches" and "10 Celestial Stems" 30 Domestic Dial by James Arthur 49
Dial of Japanese Astronomical Clock 31 age.—H. H. Windsor.


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