The Principles of Mr. Harrison's Time-Keeper
(incoherency.co.uk)
This post is a transcription, plus some commentary, of the Board of Longitude's 1767 document "The Principles of Mr. Harrison's Time-keeper", from scans on the University of Cambridge Digital Library.
This post is a transcription, plus some commentary, of the Board of Longitude's 1767 document "The Principles of Mr. Harrison's Time-keeper", from scans on the University of Cambridge Digital Library.
The Sundial Cannon of Åtvidaberg (2017)
(amusingplanet.com)
In the not-too-distant past, before the invention of modern timekeeping devices, noontime —the moment when the sun is at the highest position in the sky— held special significance.
In the not-too-distant past, before the invention of modern timekeeping devices, noontime —the moment when the sun is at the highest position in the sky— held special significance.