Precision pendulum clocks : the 300-year quest for accurate timekeeping in England
Roberts, Derek2003
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This beautiful book relates the incredible story of how leading clockmakers, primarily of England, struggled to control accurate timekeeping for over 300 years. A remarkably thorough yet concise text, by several of today's leading horologists, is accompanied by nearly 1000 photographs of clocks.
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Atglen, Pa. : Schiffer ; Surrey : Bushwood [distributor], 2003.
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320 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
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Includes index.
ISBN:
9780764316364 (hbk)0764316362 (hbk)
Dewey class:
681.1'13'0942
Language:
English
BRN:
39312
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