A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 1 (of 2)

Note 200 — WATER-CLOCKS, CLEPSYDRAS.

William Johnston translation

Auctor Dialog. de Caus. Cor. Eloq. 38.—The orators were confined to a certain time; and hence Cicero says, latrare ad clepsydram.

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