Big Ben - Its Engineering Past and Present :: Number of documents found: 4
(11358) Failure of the Quarter Bells Chiming Mechanism of the Great Clock, Palace of Westminster
- Author: Owen N.B., Turner C.E. :: Year Vol (No) Month (or Chapter/Auction item): :: Pages: B1-28
- Comments and/or Abstract > 26 illustrations. A technical paper dealing with the engineering aspects of te1976 failure of the quarter striking mechanism of "Big Ben"
(11360) Report on Non-destructive Tests Carried out on the Great Clock - Westminster
- Author: Parish R.W :: Year Vol (No) Month (or Chapter/Auction item): :: Pages: D1-10
- Comments and/or Abstract > 4 illustrations
(11357) Big Ben - The Design and Construction of the Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster
- Author: Loveday M.S., McKay Chris :: Year Vol (No) Month (or Chapter/Auction item): :: Pages: A1-18
- Comments and/or Abstract > includes 12 illustrations and 2 appencices (Transcripts of Specifications of 1846 and 1852 by G.B.Airy)
(11359) Big Ben Safty Break
- Author: Furse J.E., Owen N.B. :: Year Vol (No) Month (or Chapter/Auction item): :: Pages: C1-3
- Comments and/or Abstract > A short technical paper describing a saftly feature added to the "Big BEn" mechanism after the 1976 failure