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These two posts have pictures of HR-1 and HR-2 German copies of the
Bygrave which are kept at the NMM.

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=109378&y=200908

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=109429&y=200908

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George Huxtable wrote:
> The prigramme for the symposium at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich,
> has recently appeared on the NMM website. It will be on May 6th (pm) and May
> 7th. It's titled "A sense of direction" and is intended to give
> broad-ranging coverage of History of Navigation.
>
> The website of the NMM itself can be found at http://www.nmm.ac.uk/
>
> A bit of searching within it brings up the following-
>
> Booking Form (which is also attached) at-
> http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Booking_form_-_A_Sense_of_Direction.pdf
>
> A listing of the symposium programme at-
> http://www.nmm.ac.uk/researchers/conferences-and-seminars/senseofdirection
>
> and a list of abstracts at-
> http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/doc/Navigation_Symposium_abstracts.doc
>
> There are several names there which will be familiar to Navlist members. On
> the Thursday morning (6th), before lunch (after which the symposium starts)
> two visits are scheduled-
>
> 1. Jonathan Betts, the museum's horologist, fresh from repairing and
> restarting Harrison's H1 chronometer, will be dismantling his H2 timepiece
> for its first overhaul since Rupert Gould revived it in the 1920s. He will
> be doing the job in public view, brave fellow.
>
> 2. Tthere will be group visits to the Museum's off-site backup store. I've
> been there twice before, and can confirm that it's full of all sorts of
> interesting goodies that haven't found a place in the main museum. For
> example, Geoffrey Kolbe has reported on inspecting there some MHR1 German
> versions of the Bygrave.
>
> These visits, limited in numbers,  are likely to be quickly booked up, so
> you are advised not to delay.
>
> I expect to see a good half-dozen Navlist members there, with a garnishing
> of wives. There will be a reception, drinks provided, on the Thursday night,
> after which there will probably be an ad-hoc wandering-off together by
> participants to a local hostelry for a meal (at least, that's what happened
> at the last such event, two years ago). I wonder if an informal gathering of
> the Navlist participants on another evening would be welcome? It rather
> depends on who expects to be in Gteenwich, when. The best time seems perhaps
> to be the Wednesday evening; what do others suggest?
>
> George.
>
> contact George Huxtable, at  george@hux.me.uk
> or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
> or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
>
>
> .
>

   

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