Abbott's American Watchmaker and Jeweler

How to true a balance, repair a chipped dial, temper a spring or test a stone — the working bench-book of the American watch trade, arranged A to Z.

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Time

The measure of duration. A particular period of duration. Time is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian; if measured by the sun, it is called solar time, or if by a star, sidereal time.

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