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Time restored : the Harrison timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the man who knew (almost) everything / Jonathan Betts.

By: Betts, Jonathan
Publisher: Oxford, New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: xvi, 464 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0198568029Subject(s): Gould, R. T. (Rupert Thomas), 1890-1948 | Chronometers | Nautical instrumentsLOC classification: TS544.8.G68 B48 2006
Contents:
Contents: Childhood 1890-1905 -- Navy training 1906-1913 -- The war, a breakdown, and marriage -- John Harrison and the marine chronometer -- Research and the first restorations 1920-1922 -- The magnum opus 1921-1923 -- Horology : the obsession -- H2 is restored 1923-1925 -- The sette of odd volumes -- Separation 1925-1927 -- Oddities and enigmas 1928-1929 -- The case for the sea serpent 1930 -- The RAS regulator 1927-1929 -- H3 is completed 1929-1931 -- H1 the full restoration 1931-1933 -- The Loch ness monster 1933-1934 249 -- The Harrison timekeepers and the NMM 1934-1935 -- Professor Stewart, the BBC, and tennis 1936 -- Many projects 1936-1937 -- Leaving downside, leaving London 1937-1939 -- Upper Hurdcott and the brain's trust 1940-1945 -- Canterbury and a gold medal 1945-1948
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Class number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item reservations
Book Book British Museum
Britain Europe and Prehistory Shelves HOR 2.1 B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 166224-1001
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Childhood 1890-1905 -- Navy training 1906-1913 -- The war, a breakdown, and marriage -- John Harrison and the marine chronometer -- Research and the first restorations 1920-1922 -- The magnum opus 1921-1923 -- Horology : the obsession -- H2 is restored 1923-1925 -- The sette of odd volumes -- Separation 1925-1927 -- Oddities and enigmas 1928-1929 -- The case for the sea serpent 1930 -- The RAS regulator 1927-1929 -- H3 is completed 1929-1931 -- H1 the full restoration 1931-1933 -- The Loch ness monster 1933-1934 249 -- The Harrison timekeepers and the NMM 1934-1935 -- Professor Stewart, the BBC, and tennis 1936 -- Many projects 1936-1937 -- Leaving downside, leaving London 1937-1939 -- Upper Hurdcott and the brain's trust 1940-1945 -- Canterbury and a gold medal 1945-1948