Time Restored The Harrison timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the man who knew (almost) everything

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ISBN: 9780199606719 | 0199606714
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Copyright: 7/2/2011

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'Betts tells his tale very well. In addition to being a 'good read', Time Restored is a work of considerate scholarship; there are over 400 footnotes and six appendices including a bibliography reading list, and glossary. Most usefully there is a comprehensive index.,. Packed with information for die serious student of horology, there is also so much in this book for the general reader, especially those interested in social history.' Book jacket.

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Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. ix
Preface and Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction: Rupert T. Gould	p. 1
Childhood 1890-1905	p. 6
Navy Training 1906-1913	p. 28
The War, a Breakdown, and Marriage 1914-1920	p. 57
John Harrison and the Marine Chronometer	p. 81
Research and the First Restorations 1920-1922	p. 104
The Magnum Opus 1921-1923	p. 117
Horology: The Obsession	p. 127
H2 is Restored 1923-1925	p. 135
The Sette of Odd Volumes	p. 147
Separation 1925-1927	p. 164
Oddities and Enigmas 1928-1929	p. 186
The Case for the Sea Serpent 1930	p. 201
The RAS Regulator 1927-1929	p. 208
H3 is Completed 1929-1931	p. 221
H1 the Full Restoration 1931-1933	p. 235
The Loch Ness Monster 1933-1934	p. 249
The Harrison Timekeepers and the NMM 1934-1935	p. 262
Professor Stewart, the BBC, and Tennis 1936	p. 272
Many Projects 1936-1937	p. 288
Leaving Downside, Leaving London 1937-1939	p. 309
Upper Hurdcott and The Brains Trust 1940-1945	p. 321
Canterbury and a Gold Medal 1945-1948	p. 343
References and Notes	p. 361
Gould Bibliography	p. 389
Recommended Reading	p. 398
Summary of contents of the Harrison otebooks and the later work	p. 401
Summary and comment on Oddities and Enigmas	p. 406
The Affair of the Queen's watch	p. 430
Glossary of Horological Terms	p. 442
Index	p. 447
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Time Restored The Harrison timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the man who knew (almost) everything

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