Document Details Sleeping in Oblivion - John "Longitude" Harrison's Forgotten Masterpiece:
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- Title: Sleeping in Oblivion - John "Longitude" Harrison's Forgotten Masterpiece
SubTitle: [An account of building a replica of Harrisons' "Last Regulator" (made 1775-1776), known as the 'Royal Astronomical Society' Longcase clock] - Author: David Heskin
- Publisher: Soperta Publications, Loughbotough, Leicestershire
Keywords: precision specific clock
Other Keywords: Harrison RAS
ISBN: 978 0 9555875 2 8
Language: ENG
Notes: 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 (ca. 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.
Edition: 2008, 2nd edition -- Copyright: 2007
Kind: Book
Type: Floor clock
Geographic area: United Kingdom
Topic: Making Craft
Organization: NA/other
Pages: 208 -- Height in cm: 29
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
Entered By: fortunat
BHM No: 13687 - Publisher: Soperta Publications, Loughbotough, Leicestershire
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