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Peter Henlein (1480 – August 1542) watchmaker from Nuremberg who invented the pocket watch sometime around 1510. The claim has been disputed by some. Germany/Deutsches Reich Michel 819   |
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Nice Hussey's ! Not had much time for posting this week. Hope I will find more time during the holiday. Just had a minute to post this....one of my faves.  Londonbus1.....back in a second !  |
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 The Greenwich meridian. The beginning of global timekeeping, I suppose one could say. |
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Those Greenwich meridian stamps are perfect Stampgal.
I'm trying to find a stamp showing the time zones but no luck yet.
Also looking for any portraying the hourglass.
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Stampgal: your Greenwich Meridian stamps reminded me of the role that "chronometers" have played in navigation. I highly recommend to interested stampers a small book called Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel. Here is a wiki link about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude_(book) |
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Pakistan : Hourglass 4th anniv of independence I cannot offer a suggestion of the significance though   |
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Rod, that's two hourglasses for you and I still can't
find even one.
Can't seem to find a sun dial either. |
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Litho, I posted a sundial on my first post (page 1) Dominicana. I called it a solar watch (A Rod222 weak joke  ) However I'd agree, not many sundials on stamps that I can see. |
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OK Rod, I missed that one entirely.
Now I see it even though it's a bit hard
to make out. |
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