Document Details Clocks:
Number of documents found: 3
- Title: Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851
- Author: Gloria Clifton, Gerald L'E. Turner
- Publisher: National Maritime Museum
Keywords: directory
Language: ENG
Notes: Complete listing of all known scientific instrument makers in the UK, Indexes, Illustrations, the most comprehensive reference book around on the subject, nicely produced
Edition: 1995, 1st reprint 1996 -- Copyright: 1995
Kind: Book
Type: Scientific instrument
Geographic area: United Kingdom
Topic: Reference
Organization: NA/other
Pages: 330 -- Height in cm: 29
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
Entered By: FMM
BHM No: 10561- Title: Royal Observatory Greenwich - Souvenir Guide [2010 edition]
- Author: Gloria Clifton
- Publisher: National Maritime Museum
Keywords: UK-London astronomy clock watch
Other Keywords: longitude Royal Observatory Greenwich
ISBN: 978 1 906367 49 7
Language: ENG
Notes: 2010 illustrated small guidebook to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich
Edition: 2010, 1st edition -- Copyright: 2010
Kind: Book
Type: Timekeeper (general)
Geographic area: United Kingdom
Topic: Astronomy
Organization: Museum
Pages: 32 -- Height in cm: 24
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
Entered By: fortunat
BHM No: 15675- Title: Treasures of the National Maritime Museum
- Author: Gloria Clifton, Nigel Rigby, DukeofYork{Foreword]
- Publisher: National Maritime Museum
Keywords: catalog clock watch
Other Keywords: Greenwich, Harrison, ROG
ISBN: 978 1 906367 12 1
Language: ENG
Notes: Cataloge of some of the best known artefacts in the collection of the National Maritime Museum (incl. Queens House and Royal Observatoery Greenwich. (5 Clocks covered page 43ff: Buschman, Magrets, Fromanteel, Short )-Longitude Clocks on p. 106 ff (H1, H2, H3, H4, K1, K2 (Bointy) Arnold 1/36, Earnshaw escapment model), and Observatory regulators on p. 18ff (Tompion, Graham, Cockey, Dent), Astrolabes (p.17 ff), Habrecht Mechanical mechanised celestial globe p. 80, RGO (p. 169 ff, Timeball, Octogon Room, Tompion clock, Shepard Clock), Grand Orrery p. 202,,Sundials p. 207 ff (Navicula, Deane, ) etc.
Edition: 2004, 1st edition -- Copyright: 2004
Kind: Book
Type: Scientific instrument
Geographic area: United Kingdom
Topic: NA/Other
Organization: Museum
Pages: 256 -- Height in cm: 26
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
Entered By: fortunat
BHM No: 15568 - Publisher: National Maritime Museum
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