[Bell Historians] Clock = Klok = Bell

Carl Scott Zimmerman csz_stl at Pnn0uZu4B3vwWw9qqc61HJstGMQq8DVyAZlkuTJ_i99i3wyQCl4ExAR5vbBDZNz7vSVCGFzPeDs.yahoo.invalid
Sat Dec 19 22:33:44 GMT 2009


Surprising it is that no one has yet mentioned a probably relevant 
bit of evidence:  On ships, time is marked in "bells", which 
subdivide a four-hour watch into half-hour intervals.  That usage 
must be very old.

CSZ

           



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