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    The following books have major content on John Harrison, his works, and the longitude problem - click on blue text for more information on the book or book chapter as listed in BHM.

  • Longitude by Dava Sobel

    • Introduction to Harrison and the longitude problem. This book has been extraordinarily successful at popularizing the Harrison story. Michael Matthews discusses the phenomenon here.

  • Illustrated Longitude by Dava Sobel & William J.H. Andrews

    • Illustrated version of the above.

  • The Quest for Longitude edited by William J.H. Andrews

    • Conference proceedings on the longitude problem with 4 chapters discussing specific aspects of John Harrison's work. If you only want one book, this is it.

    • John Harrison, Clockmaker at Barrow; Near Barton upon Humber; Lincolnshire: The Wooden Clocks 1713-1730 by Andrew King

      • Very detailed discussion of Harrison's wooden clocks.

    • Even Newton Could Be Wrong: The Story of Harrison's First Three Sea Clocks by William J.H. Andrews

      • Very detailed discussion of Harrison's H1, H2, & H3.

    • The Timekeeper that Won the Longitude Prize by Anthony G. Randall

      • Very detailed discussion of Harrison's H4.

    • The Scandalous Neglect of Harrison's Regulator Science by Martin Burgess

      • Very detailed discussion of Harrison's contributions to the science of horology.

  • Chapter in Precision Pendulum Clocks by Derek Roberts

    • Photos and descriptions of Harrison's "precision clocks"

  • The Lost Science of John "Longitude" Harrison by William Laycock

    • A superb attempt to unravel the details of Harrison's science - out of print and rare, but copies exist in AHS, BHI, and NAWCC libraries

  • Marine Chronometer by Rupert T. Gould R.N.

    • Includes a description of Harrison's marine chronometers and an account of their restoration

  • John Harrison by Humphrey Quill

    • An account of Harrison's solution to the longitude problem

  • Time Restored by Jonathan Betts

    • A biography of Rupert Gould - a list of chapter contents is here.

  • Harrison Decoded - Towards a Perfect Pendulum Clock - Editied by Rory McEvoy and Jonathan Betts

    • Book published from presentations held at Harrison Decoded Symposiums held in London (2014,2015,2016) - Details of Burgess Clock B and Harrison technology.

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