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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview

The Principles of Mr. Harrison's Time Keeper: With Plates of the Same is a book written by John Harrison in 1767. The book discusses the principles behind the design and construction of Harrison's timekeeping device, which was created to accurately measure longitude at sea. The... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""The Principles of Mr. Harrison's Time Keeper: With Plates of the Same"" is a book written by John Harrison and published in 1767. The book is a detailed account of the principles behind Harrison's invention of a highly accurate marine chronometer, which was used to determine... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Principles of Mr. Harrison's Time Keeper: With Plates of the Same is a book written by John Harrison and published in 1767. The book is a detailed explanation of the principles behind Harrison's invention of a marine chronometer. The marine chronometer was a device used to... Read Full Overview

The principles of Mr. Harrison's time-keeper with plates of the same. This book, "The principles of Mr. Harrison's time-keeper", by John Harrison, is a replication of a book originally published before 1767. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may... Read Full Overview