Isbn: 9780198568025 - time restored: the harrison timekeepers and r.t. gould, the man who knew (almost) everything (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Rupert T. Gould (1890-1948) was a polymath and horologist who is remembered for his intimate knowledge and understanding of the complex timekeepers developed by John Harrison in the mid-1700's. Harrison's final version was accurate enough at sea to win him the Longitude Prize established by the Board of Longitude in England back in 1714. Harrison's chronometer made it possible to finally determine a ship's longitude at sea - a major step forward in navigation. Later, Harrison's horological relics fell into disrepair at the Greenwich Observatory museum; it was Gould who studied them, mastered their operation and pecululiarities, and then proceeded to masterfully restore them to working order. A great book on a most unusual and talented individual. This book and dj are like-new.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. A fine new copy of the first edition of this biography of Rupert Gould who restored and elucidated the famous John Harrison chronometers. An essential research book for anyone interested in the development of timekeeping and of marine navigation. 464pp.…

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