English Precision Pendulum Clocks

Derek Roberts (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2003
Schiffer Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7643-1846-7 (ISBN)

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This beautiful book presents the fascinating developments in precision time keeping in England from 1720 through the 18th and 19th centuries. The work of well-known 18th century horologists, Shelton, Ellicott, Arnold, Cumming, Earnshaw and the Vulliamys, Reid and Hardy and others are included. Their technical advances in precision pendulum clocks are documented along with the evolution of the cases they were housed in, from the early Georgian style to the classic Victorian dome-topped regulators. Over 700 color and black and white photographs and illustrations document these historically significant time regulators. They have become essential our everyday lives, aiding the industrial revolution, regulating the timetables of trains and being used by clockmakers to regulate the watches and clocks the world had come to rely on.

Derek Roberts is a respected dealer and specialized collector of fine antique clocks, music boxes, and barometers. His previous books on horology have been widely acclaimed. He works in Tonbridge, Kent, England.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.8.2003
Zusatzinfo	541 color & 214 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort	Atglen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	229 x 305 mm
Gewicht	1860 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
ISBN-10	0-7643-1846-2 / 0764318462
ISBN-13	978-0-7643-1846-7 / 9780764318467
Zustand	Neuware