Longitude : an appeal to the public, stating Mr. Thomas Earnshaw's claim to the original invention of the improvements in his timekeepers, their superior going in numerous voyages, and also as tried by the Astronmer Royal by orders of the Commissioners of Longitude, and his consequent right to national reward.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Upton, Nottinghamshire] : British Horological Institute, [1986]Copyright date: ©1986Description: [ixx], 280 pages, 35 unnumbered pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0950962120
  • 9780950962122
Other title:
  • Earnshaw's appeal
Subject(s):
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room QB225 .E27 1986 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000011755

Limited edition of 350 copies.

31560000011755 1500

anoted reprint of the Fer. 1808 appeal of Earnshaw to the Board of Longitutde incl. Appedixes, Commentary and Plates

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