4836 - The Ship's Chronometer

This book is a comprehensive treatise on ships chronometers. A must for the practical watchmaker and for every serious student of these remarkable timepieces.


CONTENTS
Preface
1. The Birth of the Ship's Chronometer
2. Observatories-Their Purpose & Function. 3. Chronometer Trials. ...
3. Chronometer trials
4. Transporting & Handling the Chronometer
5. The Functional Description of a Chronometer
6. Disassembling & Cleaning a Chronometer
7. Reassembly & Oiling a Chronometer
8. Testing & Adjusting a Chronometer
9. The English Escapement.
10. General Repairs
11. The Break Circuit (Survey) Chronometer
12. Making a Detent.
13. The Navigating (Chronometer) Watch.
14. The Pocket Chronometer
15. Some Rare & Unusual Chronometers
16. Some Innovative Ideas & Design Changes in the Hamilton Chronometer.
17. Navigation & the Quartz Chronometer
18. America's Foremost Chronometer Makers.
19. Other American Chronometer Makers..
20. National Bureau of Standards-Time & Frequency
Glossary .. Bibliography
Footnotes
Appendix
Index.

499 Seiten

Verlag : 1991