Caesar\'s Calendar. Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History (Sather Classical Lectures)

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ter-hour, but the minute could not be accurately counted until the pendulum clock
[1657], and the second had to await the invention of the 39.1-inch pendulum in 1670.”
On divisions below the level of the hour, see Holford-Strevens 2005, 7 – 10.



  1. Nicolet 1991; Wallace-Hadrill 1997.

  2. Grafton 2003, 82.

  3. Wilcox 1987, 189 – 90; B. Anderson 1991, 69 – 70.


notes to page 215. 301

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