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_aTaylor, John C., _eauthor. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89602933 _95246 |
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_aThe excitement of time : _bJohn Harrison, the Royal Society and time measurement / _cby John C. Taylor ... and Arnold Wolfendale ... |
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_aSanton : _bFromanteel, _c[2006] |
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_a88 pages : _billustrations ; _c32 cm |
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590 | _aMonograph (and 2006 exhibition catalog) on the Contributions of John Harrison and of the Royal Society (London) to Timekeeping, and on Harrisons membership in the Royal Society. Includes a general history of precision timekeeping up to the present and a detailed discussion of temperature bimetallic compensation and of the grashopper escapement. Richly illustrated in color. Index, glossary, biblio | ||
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_aHarrison, John, _d1693-1776 _vExhibitions. |
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_aRoyal Society (Great Britain) _vExhibitions. |
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_aTime measurements _xHistory _vExhibitions. |
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653 | 0 | _acatalog UK-London temp-compensation | |
653 | 2 | _aFromanteel Ltd | |
653 | 1 | _aTaylor, John C. | |
653 | 0 | _aTimekeeper (general) | |
653 | 0 | _agrashopper escapement bimettalic John Harrison | |
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_aWolfendale, A. W., _eauthor. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81022886 _95847 |
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