Astronomical Observations Made at the Observatory of Cambridge, Vol. 5 - For the Year 1832 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Astronomical Observations Made at the Observatory of Cambridge, Vol. 5: For the Year 1832

The Transit clock was constructed by -hardy, with Hardy's escapement and mercurial pendulum: its beat is so loud and sharp that a journeyman is never wanted. The clock has not been stopped, or the pendulum altered.

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Product details

• Authors: George Biddell Airy
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• No. of pages: 186
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 407 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy