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This is the story of Rupert T. Gould (1890-1948), the man who, in the 1920s, restored the great eighteenth century marine timekeepers by John Harrison to their former glory. With his encyclopedaeid knowledge, he studied and wrote on subjects as varied as scientific mysteries (e.g. The Loch Ness Monster) and horology (timekeeping).
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Jonathan Betts
Royal Observatory
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich SE10 9NF
Jonathan Betts, Senior Curator of Horology at the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, took the British Horological Institute finals in Technical Horology in 1975, and was awarded the Tremayne National Prize for Practical watchmaking. For the following five years he practiced as a self-employed Horology Conservator. In 1980 he was appointed Senior Horology Conservation Officer at the National Maritime Museum and in 1989 was presented the NMM's Callender award for his contribution to Horological Conservation. He was appointed Curator of Horology in 1990 and became Senior Curator in 2004.
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Time Restored: The Harrison Timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the Man Who Knew Everthing
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Seller Inventory # 000038
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Seller Inventory # 046068
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