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The Chronometer Its Origin And Present Perfection
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Author : Thomas Porthouse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1848
The Chronometer Its Origin And Present Perfection written by Thomas Porthouse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1848 with Chronometers categories.
The Ship S Chronometer
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Author : Marvin E. Whitney
language : en
Publisher: Amer Watchmakers Inst
Release Date : 1984-06-01
The Ship S Chronometer written by Marvin E. Whitney and has been published by Amer Watchmakers Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-06-01 with Science categories.
Notes On The Management Of Chronometers And The Measurement Of Meridian Distances
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Author : Sir Charles Frederick Alexander SHADWELL
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855
Notes On The Management Of Chronometers And The Measurement Of Meridian Distances written by Sir Charles Frederick Alexander SHADWELL and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with Chronometers categories.
Account Of Improvements In Chronometers
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Author : John Sweetman Eiffe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1842
Account Of Improvements In Chronometers written by John Sweetman Eiffe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1842 with Chronometers categories.
The Time Museum Catalogue Of Chronometers
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Author : Anthony G. Randall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992-01-01
The Time Museum Catalogue Of Chronometers written by Anthony G. Randall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This comprehensive reference begins with a 54-page illustrated history of the development of the chronometer in the context of the history of navigation from 1514. The largest section of the book is described by reviewer Marvin Whitney as "more than a catalogue. It's a series of stories whereby the author leads the reader through technical interpretations & historical incidents with biographical sketches of many makers who created these remarkable & intriguing mechanisms." Illustrated 23-page glossary, full bibliography & index.
Paris Universal Exhibition Of 1867 Catalogue Of The British Section
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Author : Great Britain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
Paris Universal Exhibition Of 1867 Catalogue Of The British Section written by Great Britain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris categories.
Chronometres
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Author : Krista Lysack
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-20
Chronometres written by Krista Lysack and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
What does it mean to feel time, to sense its passing along the sinews and nerves of the body as much as the synapses of the mind? And how do books, as material arrangements of print and paper, mediate such temporal experiences? Chronometres: Devotional Literature, Duration, and Victorian Reading Culture is a study of the time-inflected reading practices of religious literature, the single largest market for print in Victorian Britain. It examines poetic cycles by John Keble, Alfred Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, and Frances Ridley Havergal; family prayer manuals, Sunday-reading books and periodicals; and devotional gift books and daily textbooks. Designed for diurnal and weekly reading, chronometrical literature tuned its readers' attentions to the idea of eternity and the everlasting peace of spiritual transcendence, but only in so far as it parcelled out reading into discrete increments that resembled the new industrial time-scales of factories and railway schedules. Chronometres thus takes up print culture, affect theory, and the religious turn in literary studies in order to explore the intersections between devotional practice and the condition of modernity. It argues that what defines Victorian devotional literature is the experience of its time signatures, those structures of feeling associated with its reading durations. For many Victorians, reading devotionally increasingly meant reading in regular portions and often according to the calendar and work-day in contrast to the liturgical year. Keeping pace with the temporal measures of modernity, devotion became a routinized practice: a way of synchronizing the interior life of spirit with the exigencies of clock time. Chronometres considers how the deliverances afforded through time-scaled reading are persistently materialised in the body, both that of the book and of the reader. Recognizing that literature and devotion are not timeless abstractions, it asks how the materiality of books, conceived as horological relationships through reading, might bring about the felt experience of time. Even as Victorian devotion invites us to tarry over the page, it also prompts the question: what if it is 'eternity' that keeps time with the clock?
The Chronometer Its Origin And Present Perfection
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Author : Thomas Porthouse
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
The Chronometer Its Origin And Present Perfection written by Thomas Porthouse and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
In this fascinating study, Thomas Porthouse explores the history and development of the chronometer, a device used for measuring time with unparalleled accuracy. From the invention of the marine chronometer to its use in modern aviation and space travel, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the science of timekeeping. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Marine Chronometer
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Author : Rupert Thomas Gould
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
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Marine Chronometers At Greenwich
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Author : Jonathan Betts
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-01-03
Marine Chronometers At Greenwich written by Jonathan Betts and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-03 with Science categories.
The Marine Chronometers at Greenwich is the fifth, and largest, of the distinguished series of catalogues of instruments in the collections of the National Maritime Museum. Housed at the Royal Observatory Greenwich — the 'home of time' and the Prime Meridian of the world — this extraordinary collection, which includes the celebrated marine timekeepers by John Harrison (1693-1776), is generally considered to be the finest of its kind in existence. The book is however much more than just a catalogue, and includes an accessible and engaging history of the chronometer, revealing why these instruments were important in our scientific and cultural history, and explaining, in simple terms, how they worked and were used. A comprehensive Glossary and Bibliography are included to ensure any technicalities are explained and that the reader has suggestions for useful 'further reading'. Over 480 photographs and illustrations, including many fine macro-photographs and line drawings, illustrate the 'jewel-like' beauty of the chronometer's construction and explain the function and subtleties of its mechanism. A chapter on 'How the Chronometer was Made', describes the fine sub-division of labour used to create these special machines, from bare metal, right up to delivery on board ship, and brief biographies of the makers tell the human story behind this important nineteenth-century industry. Another chapter, 'The Evolution of the Chronometer', aimed at collectors, historians and curators, provides clearly structured information on assessing and dating the chronometer, something many find difficult. And, for the dedicated specialist, there is extensive tabulated data on the technical structure of this important collection, a unique resource for future research.