Harrison : eine Uhr zur Bestimmung des Längengrads / Jonathan Betts ; [Übers. und dt. Bearb.: Christian und Christiane Corssen ; Zeichn.: David Penney]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: German Original language: English Publisher: Bielefeld : Delius Klasing, 2009Edition: 1. AuflDescription: 111 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9783768826174
  • 3768826171
Subject(s): Summary: "The life and life's work of the watchmaker John Harrison, who was so important for shipping, is presented. With stylish photos, well-chosen technical drawings and a large number of illustrations of contemporary paintings and engravings, this book is illustrated in such a way that laypeople can also understand the technology."
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room QB107 .B48 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000063251

"The life and life's work of the watchmaker John Harrison, who was so important for shipping, is presented. With stylish photos, well-chosen technical drawings and a large number of illustrations of contemporary paintings and engravings, this book is illustrated in such a way that laypeople can also understand the technology."

In German, translated from the English.

31560000063251 15815

First German translation of the 2007 edition of Jonathan Betts' illustrated text on Harrison

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