Project Gutenberg 2015-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 391 Kindler, Fintan 1863 1942 Die Uhren: Ein Abriß der Geschichte der Zeitmessung Die Uhren: Ein Abriss der Geschichte der Zeitmessung Produced by Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Die Uhren: Ein Abriß der Geschichte der Zeitmessung" by Fintan Kindler is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work examines the development of time measurement throughout history, focusing on the evolution of various timekeeping devices, from ancient sundials to modern innovations. Kindler emphasizes the significance of watches in daily life and their growing complexity as societal needs change. The opening of the text introduces the author's intent to provide a concise overview of the history of clocks without claiming to offer a comprehensive narrative. It reflects on how timekeeping has always fascinated educated individuals, highlighting the challenges of understanding this field due to the existence of more extensive and complex scholarly works. The author sets the stage for discussing the earliest timekeeping methods, such as sundials and water clocks, while also recognizing the historical and cultural implications of time measurement on human life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Clocks and watches -- History Horology -- History TS Text Category: History - Other 454023 2025-09-20T07:07:34.377213 text/html 432193 2024-10-22T23:17:17 text/html 2290405 2025-09-20T07:07:43.668170 application/epub+zip 2297347 2025-09-20T07:07:36.857248 application/epub+zip 217184 2025-09-20T07:07:35.080213 application/epub+zip 3767081 2025-09-20T07:07:48.112149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3721878 2025-09-20T07:07:41.905198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314802 2022-09-22T17:15:47.694029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362811 2025-09-20T07:07:33.308227 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 342949 2024-10-22T23:17:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15735 2025-09-20T07:07:48.260139 application/rdf+xml 29770 2025-09-20T07:07:35.200230 image/jpeg 3538 2025-09-20T07:07:35.140205 image/jpeg 2366350 2025-09-20T07:07:34.562238 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog