Sleeping in oblivion : John "Longitude" Harrison's forgotten masterpiece / David Heskin.
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TextPublisher: Loughborough : Soptera, 2008Edition: 2nd editionDescription: viii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 30 cmContent type: - still image
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A detailed account, including dimensioned technical drawings and many photographs of an early 21st century attempt to build a replica of the the legendary 'last (unfinished) regulator' built by John Harricon (circa 1774-1776) prior to his death (now in the posession of the Royal Astronomical Society, finished in the 1920s by Rupert Gould). The author tries to build a dimesnional and functional equivalent , to analyse its propereties systematically amf to replicate the legedary performance claims (in Harrisons last manuscript 1775: "A Description concerning such mechanism..."), but at times used modern materials and manufacturing techniques not available at Harrisons times. Countless drawings and photographic illustrations.
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