 A person looking on his watch, was asked, what was the time of the .day ; he answered, it is between 4 and 5 ; but A more particular answer being required, he said, that the hour and minute hands were then exactly together.  Stoddard's Practical Arithmetic - Page 277by John Fair Stoddard - 1852 - 299 pagesFull view - About this book
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