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- Title: Drexel Rittenhouse Clock[The...]
- Author: Ronald Hoppes, Bruce Forman[Photography]
- Publisher:
Keywords: astronomical specific clock
Other Keywords: Rittenhouse Drexel equation of time
Language: ENG
Notes: The first monograph providing a detailed physical technical documentation and description of (one of two existing) astronomical tallcase clock made 1710 by notetd American astronomer/horologist David Rittenhouse. The clock is owned by Drexel University in Philadelphia and displayed 92008) in their picture gallery. 72 illustrations (color). Contains detailed gear diagramms and teethcounts, and explains Rittenhouse's novel solution to displaying the equation of time (no kidney cam). Published by the author, originally only in 50 copies.
Edition: 2008, 1st edition -- Copyright: 2008
Kind: Book
Type: Floor clock
Geographic area: USA
Topic: Gearing
Organization: NA/other
Pages: 71 -- Height in cm: 27
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
Entered By: fortunat
BHM No: 12416- Title: Most Important Clock in America [The...] - The David Rittenhouse Astronomical Musical Clock at Drexel University
SubTitle: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ..., Volume 99 , Part 2- Author: Ronald Hoppes, Jaqueline deGroff, Bruce Forman[Photography], Eric Chandlee Wilson
- Publisher:
Keywords: astronomical musical highgrade specific clock
Other Keywords: Rittenhouse Drexel
ISBN: 978 1 60618 992 4 , ISSN 0065-9746 -- Library of Congress: TS543.5.PSH67 2009 -- Dewey: 681.1'130974811-dc22
Language: ENG
Notes: Second enhanced edition, now includes a Rittenhouse biograhy, of the description of the clock including gearcounts, movement photographs etc taken during the 2004/2005 conservation
Edition: 2009, 2nd enhanced edition -- Copyright: 2008
Kind: Book
Type: Floor clock
Geographic area: USA
Topic: History
Organization: Exhibition
Pages: 100 -- Height in cm: 25
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
Entered By: fortunat
BHM No: 14447 - Publisher:
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