Harrison Decoded

Harrison Decoded

Towards a Perfect Pendulum Clock

Betts, Jonathan; McEvoy, Rory

Oxford University Press

06/2023

208

Mole

Inglês

9780198892670

15 a 20 dias

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1: Introducing the precision pendulum clock by Rory McEvoy
2: The origins of John Harrison's 'Pendulum-Clock' technology by Andrew King
3: Introducing Martin Burgess, clockmaker by William Andrewes
4: Rescuing Martin Burgess's Clock B by Donald Saff
5: Reflections on making clocks Harrison's way by Martin Burgess
6: Completing Clock B by Charles Frodsham et al
7: Adjusting and testing Clock B at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich by Jonathan Betts
8: Crunching the numbers: analysis of Clock B's performance at Greenwich by Tom van Baak
9: Decoding the Physical Theory of Harrison's Timekeepers by Mervyn Hobden
10: Analysis of the mechanisms for compensation in Clock B by David Harrison
Appendix: Update on Clock B by Rory McEvoy