English Clocks
John Cronin
Ratgeber / Sammeln, Sammlerkataloge
Beschreibung
Clockmaking in England has a long and illustrious history, from the first clocks in medieval monasteries, through the Renaissance to the 'Golden Age' of the 17th and 18th centuries and into the modern world of mass production. This book is an introduction to the innovations pioneered by English horologists and scientists, who led a revolution in clock design, transforming astronomy and navigation that was essential to the making of the modern world. Alongside these developments, English craftsmen produced timepieces of unrivalled beauty and quality, many of which are now treasured antiques.
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carriage clock, time controller, wheel cutting, Jefferies Watch, Royal Observatory, finding longitude, Thomas Mercer., John Harrison, Nicholas Oursian, Garrard Engineering & Manufacturing Company, count wheel striking, Ahasuerus Fromanteel, Salisbury Clock, constant force springs, provincial clocks, pendulum, the Great Westminster Clock, navigation, clockmaking, early clocks, synchronome clocks, Seth Thomas, Su Song, balance spring, cathedral clocks, solar and siderial time, Worshipful Company Clockmakers, domestic clocks, Hampton Court Clock, Golden Age, Thomas Tompion, navigational instruments, public clocks, Lantern clocks, escapement, longcase clock, mechanical timekeeping, verge escapement, medieval clockmakers, Christiaan Huygens, Enfield Clock Co., Cotehele Clock, Eli Terry, E J Dent, Thomas Dallam, clockmaking tools, horologist, striking mechanisms, weight-driven clocks, Saloman Coster, horology, gear train, John Flamsteed, strut clock, Giovani de Dondi, William Clement, Geroge Graham, Royal Society, the Great Bell, Edmund Dennison, Robret Hooke, anchor escapement, Clock, astronomical clocks, Chronometer