A conspectus of electrical timekeeping /
by Charles K. Aked.
- vii, 80 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm
- Monograph - Antiquarian Horological Society ; no. 12 .
- Monograph (Antiquarian Horological Society) ; no. 12. .
Collected articles from Antiquarian horology. "In commemoration of the centenary of the death of Alexander Bain, 2nd January, 1877." Addendum inserted.
Includes bibliographical references (pages vi-vii).
Murday's electrically driven balance wheel clock.--Electricity, magnetism, and clocks.--The first electric clock.--Alexander Bain, the father of electrical horology.--An early electric turret clock.--Dell'orologio applicato all elettromotore perpetuo.