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

This is the biography of the polymath, R.T. Gould, the man who in the 1920s, restored the great 18th century marine timekeepers by John Harrison to their former glory. With his encyclopaedic knowledge, he studied and wrote on subjects as varied as scientific mysteries and horology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Betts, Jonathan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press and the National Maritime Museum, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This is the biography of the polymath, R.T. Gould, the man who in the 1920s, restored the great 18th century marine timekeepers by John Harrison to their former glory. With his encyclopaedic knowledge, he studied and wrote on subjects as varied as scientific mysteries and horology.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 464 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-400) and index.
ISBN:0198568029
9780198568025
9780191524462
0191524468