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Gary,
I am trying to compile the complete HR instructions
text from the cursor tube.
Do you have photos covering the entire text?

Wolfgang


Am Samstag, 23. Januar 2010 10:03 schrieb Gary LaPook:
> 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
>
> gl
>
> 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_S
> >ense_of_Direction.pdf
> >
> > A listing of the symposium programme at-
> > http://www.nmm.ac.uk/researchers/conferences-and-s
> >eminars/senseofdirection
> >
> > and a list of abstracts at-
> > http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/doc/Navigation_Symposi
> >um_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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