The Stargazer talks, by Lieutenant-Commander Rupert T. Gould ... with illustrations by author.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : G. Bles, [1944]Description: 128 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room | AG243 .G67 1944 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31560000050183 |
"First published 1944." Radio talks delivered, March, 1934-July, 1942, over the British broadcasting network on the Children's hour. compare Pref.
Contents.- The Indian rope trick. -- The devil's hoofmarks. -- The Mary Celeste mystery. -- The canals of Mars. -- The Siberian meteorite. -- Seven famous hoaxes. -- "Big Ben." -- Queer ships. -- Mistakes and misprints. -- Sea serpents. -- The man in the iron mask. -- The story of the typewriter. -- A few puzzles. -- Jules Verne. -- The beginnings of mechanical flight.
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No horological content, but part of the non-horological interests and writings of the eminent British horologist Rupert Gould.
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