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Re: Symposium at Greenwich
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2010 Jan 23, 01:03 -0800
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2010 Jan 23, 01:03 -0800
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_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. > > > . >