3945 - The Excitement of Time

John Harrison, the Royal Society and Time Measurement. Were there clocks before the pendulum was invented? Who made the first domestic clocks in Europe? What made clocks work acccurately on a ship at sea? How was the Royal Society involved in clock development? What have clocks to do with bimetal and kettles ? Do celestial pulsars keep better time than atomic clocks? Will improvements in clock accuracy undermine Einstein's theories? These are just some of the exciting topics that are explored in this fascinating book.

88 pages

Edition : 2006