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Marine chronometer by Gould
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Nov 06, 13:32 -0800
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Nov 06, 13:32 -0800
Recently, Mike brought to our attention that a reprint of this book is going to be published and that they already cell it. Does any list member has the book (or has read it, or knows anything about its contents). If yes, could you please say few words on what it is really about? Before spending $50 I would like to know something about the book and I could not find out anything. My previous experience with buying books on chronometers was disappointing. I do not even mention the complete junk by Dava Sobel, but I also bought the book of Tony Mercer (descendant of a British chronometer-maker) which is completely void of substance. The only thing in this book which possible has some value is the (very incomplete) list of chronometer-makers in the end. So I would like to know at least approximately what is contained in the Gould book. Does he discuss any technical details about chronometers, or only tells the story (told million times) how Harrison invented them? Alex. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---