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Martin Gatto's new book The Tavern Clock, advertised last month, is in transit, by sea, from the printers in India and should arrive with us about 15th July - orderes received will be despatched as soon as we receive the book. We have two new books, hot off the press, this month - on marine chronometers and German clockmakers - plus several other titles on clocks and scientific instruments which we have not stocked before. All will make good reading over the summer months.
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Meister der Uhrmacherkunst
This new edition of the standard work on German speaking clockmakers (from Germany, Austria, Switzerland) contains information on 20,000 clock and watch makers. As well as the biographical data many entries include information about the items made and a few include serial numbers and date. This edition has 6,000 more names listed, plus revisions and corrections, compared to the 1st edition. 656 pages, 2nd edition, 2010. £90.00 Order Here
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The Marine Chronometer its History and Development
An introductory book on the subject with chapters on Navigation and Longitude, John Harrison, Kendal and Mudge, Developments in France and England, The Mechanism of the Chronometer, Chronometer Manufacture, Some Important Makers and a (trivial) chapter on chronometer maintenance. With dust jacket. 112 pages, illustrated, 2010. £14.99 Order Here
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The Astrolabe
The Astrolabe is a complete treatise on the astrolabe and includes the description, history, use, theory and design of all types of astrolabes and several related devices. The book is not about specific historical instruments but covers the principles and design details of each instrument type as well as the application of computers to astrolabe design and practical advice on making an inexpensive working astrolabe. See the website for a full list of contents. Card covers. 438 pages, illustrated, 2007. £45.00 Order Here
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A History of the Navigator's Sextant
This excellent book opens with chapters on the seaman's quadrant, the mariner's astrolabe, the cross staff, shadow staffs and reflecting instruments before the sextant. The sextant is studied in detail including developments for coastal navigation and surveying, artificial horizons and sextants for air navigation. I have owned a copy of this book for many years and can recommend it. With dust jacket. 226 pages, illustrated, 1983. £20.00 Order Here |
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The Modern Clock
We have not stocked this book before but in the past when we have had second-hand copies they always sold quickly. First published in 1905 this is a study of the time keeping mechanism, its construction, regulation & repair. The book is an American practical book on clock repair and includes a section on electric clocks. Hardback. 502 pages, 161 figs., 2nd edition, reprinted 2005. £24.50 Order Here
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Operations of the Geometric and Military Compass
This is an English translation, with introduction, of Galileo's first publication printed in 1606. Galileo developed the sector (Galileo's "compass") into a useful calculation instrument sufficiently accurate to solve military problems associated with fortification and artillery as well as problems of proportion. A fine copy. Card covers. 95 pages, illus., 1978. £8.50 Order Here
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