06-23-2008, 04:52 PM
Quote:It was a standard feature of clocks for a very long time to chime on the hour, quarter-hour, etc. so clearly signals were considered important- it certainly seems reasonable that a trumpeter could perform the task when ordered to by a master time keeper.
The fact that someone was always up is fine for how one wakes up for a shift, but not for those awake knowing when to do it- that requires a useful timekeeper- some kind of signal so everyone knows.
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