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Drawing of a Turret Clock Escapement : John Harrison

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Michael Gilligan02/10/2020 09:46:57
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Just found this little gem : https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ZAA-00881/1

 

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Edited By Michael Gilligan on 02/10/2020 09:47:58

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I didn't know or had forgotten about the sub-contracting culture; perhaps I didn't pay sufficient attention when visiting Greenwich to see the wonderful Harrison movements some years ago.

I recently learned that a remote ancestor built the clock in the tower of Gottorp (Gottorf) castle in Schleswig.

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