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Zusatztext Horologist and author Jonathan Betts, the current curator of the Harrison timekeepers at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, has crafted a chronicle of a poignant moment in the history of time. Time Restored, his extensively researched biography of Rupert Gould, brings back the man who brought back John Harrison's sea clocks. Just as Gould lovingly restored the long-neglected timepieces (now recognized as national treasures) Betts has taken apart Gould's tumultuous life and reassembled it in perfectly readable order -- sea serpents and all. Dava Sobel, author of Longitude, Galileos Daughter and The Planets Informationen zum Autor Jonathan BettsRoyal ObservatoryNational Maritime MuseumGreenwich SE10 9NFJonathan Betts, Senior Curator of Horology at the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, took the British Horological Institute finals in Technical Horology in 1975, and was awarded the Tremayne National Prize for Practical watchmaking. For the following five years he practiced as a self-employed Horology Conservator. In 1980 he was appointed Senior Horology Conservation Officer at the National Maritime Museum and in 1989 was presented the NMM's Callender award for his contribution to Horological Conservation. He was appointed Curator of Horology in 1990 and became Senior Curator in 2004. Klappentext This is the story of Rupert T. Gould (1890-1948)! the polymath and horologist. A remarkable man! Lt Cmdr Gould made important contributions in an extraordinary range of subject areas throughout his relatively short and dramatically troubled life. From antique clocks to scientific mysteries! from typewriters to the first systematic study of the Loch Ness Monster! Gould studied and published on them all. With the title The Stargazer! Gould was an early broadcaster on the BBC's Children's Hour when! with his encyclopaedic knowledge! he became known as The Man Who Knew Everything. Notsurprisingly! he was also part of that elite group on BBC radio who formed The Brains Trust! giving on-the-spot answers to all manner of wide ranging and difficult questions. With his wide learning and photographic memory! Gould awed a national audience! becoming one of the era's radio celebrities. During the 1920s Gould restored the complex and highly significant marine timekeepers constructed by John Harrison (1693-1776)! and wrote the unsurpassed classic! The Marine Chronometer! its History and Development. Today he is virtually unknown! his horological contributions scarcely mentioned inDava Sobel's bestseller Longitude. The TV version of Longitude! in which Jeremy Irons played Rupert Gould! did at least introduce Gould's name to a wider public. Gould suffered terrible bouts of depression! resulting in a number of nervous breakdowns. These! coupled with his obsessive and pedantic nature! led to a scandalously-reported separation from his wife and cost him his family! his home! his job! and his closest friends. In this first-ever biography of Rupert Gould! Jonathan Betts! the RoyalObservatory Greenwich's Senior Horologist! has given us a compelling account of a talented but flawed individual. Using hitherto unknown personal journals! the family's extensive collection of photographs! and the polymath'ssurviving records and notes! Betts tells the sto Zusammenfassung Biography of the polymath, Lt Cmdr Rupert T. Gould (1890-1948), the man who, in the 1920s, restored the great eighteenth century marine timekeepers by John Harrison to their former glory. With his encyclopaedic knowledge, he studied and wrote on subjects as varied as scientific mysteries (e.g. The Loch Ness Monster) and horology (timekeeping)....
