Time restored the Harrison timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the man who knew (almost) everything / Jonathan Betts.

Author/creator Betts, Jonathan
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press and the National Maritime Museum,
Descriptionxvi, 464 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Gould, Rupert Thomas, 1890-1948.
Chronometers.
Nautical instruments.

Contents Childhood 1890-1905 -- Navy training 1906-1913 -- The war, a breakdown, and marriage 1914-1920 -- John Harrison and the marine chronometer -- Research and the first restorations 1920-1922 -- The magnum opus 1921-1923 -- Horology : the obsession -- H2 is restored 1923-1925 -- The sette of odd volumes -- Separation 1925-1927 -- Oddities and enigmas 1928-1929 -- The case for the sea serpent 1930 -- The RAS regulator 1927-1929 -- H3 is completed 1929-1931 -- H1 the full restoration 1931-1933 -- The Loch Ness monster 1933-1934 -- The Harrison timekeepers and the NMM 1934-1935 -- Professor Stewart, the BBC, and tennis 1936 -- Many projects 1936-1937 -- Leaving downside, leaving London 1937-1939 -- Upper Hurdcott and the brains trust 1940-1945 -- Canterbury and a gold medal 1945-1948.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [361]-400) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006000426
ISBN0198568029 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780198568025 (alk. paper)

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