Old clocks and watches & their makers, being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of ten thousand makers (1904)
Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 338
Records of Early Makers, etc. 323 In consideration of this result, the Board of Longitude gave liim£^500 to proceed with his improvements. It will be observedthat the performance of his first timekeeper failed to attain theprecision required by that Board ; for had it determined the longitudeto a… … Fig. 451.—John Harrison, 1693-1776. smaller and appeared to the members of the Royal Society to be moresimple and less likely to be deranged than either of the preceding ones.In 1749 he received the gold medal which was annually awarded bythe Royal Society to the most useful discovery, but he was…
Clocks and watches · Clock and watch makers
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