Uitvoerig historisch overzicht van o.a.: de Twentse uurwerkmakers, de fabricage in Limburg, Brabant, Gelderland en Friesland, de Groningse, Zaanse en Drentse stoelklokken, de Ruempolklok,...
The book traces the history and development of wheel or banjo barometers from 1663 to the twentieth century. Most types of barometers still available are illustrated and the book contains...
The author traces the history of the domestic, marine, station, Fitzroy, angle, double-angle and two liquid barometers and gives advice on how they should be handled and maintained.
This volume commemorates Vacheron Constantin’s uninterrupted 260-year history devoted to watchmaking excellence. Geneva-based Vacheron Constantin has maintained its reputation for producing...
The accurate measurement of time was one of humanity's earliest obsessions. Each advance has produced accompanying works of craftsmanship. This text traces the path of this development from...
As the illustrations in this book show, clocks and watches are not only functional, but their cases are beautiful examples of the art of the jeweller, engraver, enameller and woodcarver....
Very little has been written about the domestic mercurial and aneroid barometer and this prompted the author to write this illustrated survey in the hope that it will widen the knowledge and...