From ginlindzey@austin.rr.com Sat Nov 10 13:20:56 2001 Received: from mailscan6.cac.washington.edu (mailscan6.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.14]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.10) with SMTP id fAALKsn65900 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2001 13:20:54 -0800 Received: FROM mxu1.u.washington.edu BY mailscan6.cac.washington.edu ; Sat Nov 10 13:20:53 2001 -0800 Received: from sm13.texas.rr.com (sm13.texas.rr.com [24.93.35.40]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.10) with ESMTP id fAALKqB20863 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2001 13:20:52 -0800 Received: from default (cs6668167-186.austin.rr.com [66.68.167.186]) by sm13.texas.rr.com (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16) with SMTP id fAALaIBB009160 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2001 15:36:18 -0600 Message-ID: <01f701c16a2c$f749d1c0$ba01a8c0@austin.rr.com> From: "Ginny Lindzey" To: References: <20011110.150941.2252.1.rduggin@juno.com> Subject: Re: water clocks Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 15:16:24 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01F0_01C169FA.A94FBC00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01F0_01C169FA.A94FBC00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There used to be a kid's kit you could buy to build your own (assemble). = I've given one away before as a present. It was just a matter or water = dripping, I think. Can't swear to it. However, the kit may still = exist. Contact a serious hobby store. ginnyL ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rick Duggin=20 To: CLASSICS@u.washington.edu=20 Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 3:09 PM Subject: water clocks Vegetius, in his De Re Militari, iii.8, speaks of military guards dividing their watch into three hour segments by means of the water clock. Are there other references to the water clock, and does=20 anyone know how it worked?=20 Thanks. Rick Duggin Murfreesboro, TN=20 ------=_NextPart_000_01F0_01C169FA.A94FBC00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There used to be a kid's kit you could = buy to build=20 your own (assemble).  I've given one away before as a = present.  It was=20 just a matter or water dripping, I think.  Can't swear to it.  = However, the kit may still exist.  Contact a serious hobby=20 store.
 
ginnyL
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From:=20 Rick = Duggin=20
Sent: Saturday, November 10, = 2001 3:09=20 PM
Subject: water clocks

Vegetius, in his De Re Militari, iii.8, speaks of = military=20 guards
dividing their watch into three hour segments by means of = the
water clock.
 
Are there other references to the water clock, and does
anyone know how it worked?
 
Thanks.
 
Rick Duggin
Murfreesboro, TN 
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