2007-03-24 15:42:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It existed since the middle ages, so it probably did back then. But he might not be able to afford it.
2007-03-24 15:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by Astrid Nannerl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he might have, but they were very expensive and notoriously unreliable. Furthermore, there was no single authority on what time it was. You just looked up at the sun and guessed what time it was, then set your clocks accordingly. You are your neighbor might have very different ideas about what the hour was at any given moment. Crazy, huh?
2007-03-24 22:53:13 · answer #2 · answered by mistersato 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he could have done.
Lord Chesterfield, who was around before W., told his son to treat his learning like his watch: as something to be displayed when there was need of it, not just to show he had one.
2007-03-25 08:00:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋