This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...Mountain time should prevail in the first double row of states and territories west of the states which have Central time. These are the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Pacific time should be adopted by all the remaining states. These are Idaho, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...Mountain time should prevail in the first double row of states and territories west of the states which have Central time. These are the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Pacific time should be adopted by all the remaining states. These are Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, andCalifornia. Time distribution in Great Britain. Watches. The Breguet spring. Compensation for temperature. One of the most elaborate systems of time distribution is to be found in Great Britain. The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is the source of accurate time, which is telegraphed over the United Kingdom. A time ball is dropped at Greenwich, for the use of ships in the Thames. Another at Deal serves the shipping in the Downs. The great clock at Westminster Palace is regulated in accordance with the telegraphic signals. Through the post-office department are sent signals which are utilized in various ways, such as the regulation of clocks, the striking of bells, and the firing of guns. However elaborately accurate time may be distributed in a given city, business men rely upon their watches, which are compared from time to time with some timepiece supposed to be a standard. The price of a watch movement is, in general, a good indication of its quality; so excellent are the products of American makers, that one need not buy a foreign watch in order to get a good timepiece. In purchasing a watch of moderate price one may get an approximate idea of its excellence by paying attention to certain details. The more jewels the better. The hair-spring should be composed of a number of closely packed coils; if the end of the outermost coil comes in toward the center, overlying the other coils, the hair-sprin...
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