Document Details Ausfuehrliche Abhandlung von den Uhren ueberhaupt Mit vielen Kupfern, Aus dem Franz?sischen in das Teutsche ?bersetzt auch mit Anmerkungen erl?utert:
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- Title: Ausfuehrliche Abhandlung von den Uhren ueberhaupt Mit vielen Kupfern, Aus dem Franz?sischen in das Teutsche ?bersetzt auch mit Anmerkungen erl?utert
SubTitle: [German translation of: Trait? General des Horloges (1734)] - Author: Jacques Alexandre, and Enhancer], Chistian Philipp Berger[Translator
- Publisher: H.Meyer
Keywords: historic Germany sundial astro
Other Keywords: waterclocks equation of time wheelwork
Language: GER
Bibliography: Berthoud pp372, Baille p180
Notes: First German language translation (annotated by the translator) of the 1734 French text on the science of clockmaking, beautiful allegorical frontispiece by Richter, 25 fold out plates by Bernigeroth [I-VII on sundial construction, VIII on a drum water clock, IX-XXV on mechanical horology] , contains the first substantial bibliography of horology [p.302-408], with separate chapters on sun dials [p.303-312], clepsydra [p.313-316], and mechanical clocks [p.316-408, chronological, with detailed summaries of the content of 35 horological books published 1326 (Wallingford) to 1731 (Derham 18 p.)]. Comprehensive Index of subjects and names
Edition: 1738, 1st German Edition -- Copyright: 1734
Kind: Book
Type: Timekeeper (general)
Geographic area: France
Topic: TheoryGeneral
Organization: NA/Other
Pages: 408 -- Height in cm: 20
Print Status: 2 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
Entered By: FMM
BHM No: 3 - Publisher: H.Meyer
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