Time Restored, The Harrison Timekeepers and R.T. Gould the Man Who Knew (almost) Everything
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2010
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Condition: Used - Fine
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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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- Title
- Time Restored, The Harrison Timekeepers and R.T. Gould the Man Who Knew (almost) Everything
- Author
- Betts, Jonathan
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Oxford
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0198568029
- ISBN 13
- 9780198568025
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Biographies and Family Histories, Wakefield & District Local History
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About the Author
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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