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That was such a good mini series. It was through this that I found the book originally.
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·That was such a good mini series.
Not to mention Anna Chancellor and Gemma Jones.
A real who's who of Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Dr Who and Black adder.
I have had the box set for years.
Would be nice if it was streaming on something other than YT. We pay a bit for Britbox and Acorn.
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SpeedyPhill
·2014 Hardcover edition (256 pages), a good companion to the large hardcover "The Quest For Longitude" edited by William Andrewes (1996 with 440 pages)
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·100 years ago... Tasman map
In 1926, Dr James Park Thomson (Pres. Geographical Society Queensland Australia) and Mrs Daisy Bates started to lobby to get the 1644 " Tasman map ", an icon of early Dutch cartography showing the first European discoveries of Australia, drawn by Isaac Gilsemans & completed by Franz Jacobszoon Visscherback, back Down Under to Sydney.
In 1933, the Tasman map was gifted to Australia and by 1939 a large mosaic marmer version was started at the floor of the NSW State Library, completed by 1943.
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In 1926, Dr James Park Thomson (Pres. Geographical Society Queensland Australia) and Mrs Daisy Bates started to lobby to get the 1644 " Tasman map ", an icon of early Dutch cartography showing the first European discoveries of Australia, drawn by Isaac Gilsemans & completed by Franz Jacobszoon Visscherback, back Down Under to Sydney.
In 1933, the Tasman map was gifted to Australia and by 1939 a large mosaic marmer version was started at the floor of the NSW State Library, completed by 1943.
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·As I pointed out in the " 250 years ago... Foremost realisation in Horology" topic:
an interesting book by the Royal Society - London, this time with contents page:
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Furthermore with other upcoming anniversaries, and this is an Australia based forum, pointing out some amazingly interesting publications on the exploration of "New Holland", showing what a great cartographes James Cook really was.
The Charts and Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages: Three Volumes set by Hakluyt Society (reprint of 1955). Large hardcover books ((29cm by 44cm) a treat to read & go through!
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In summary:
First Voyage 1768-1771: "Endeavour"
An astronomical pendulum clock, alarum clock and Journeyman timer clock by John Stelton.
A small pocket watch loaned by Royal Society property of astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne
2nd Voyage 1772-1776: "Resolution" and "Adventure"
Astronomical pendulum clocks "B" and "C", alarum clock by John Stelton.
Alarum clock and two Journeyman timer clocks by Jno. Monk - London
Three box chronometers by John Arnold
Larcum Kendall's K1 (copie of John Harrison's H4)
Astronomer William Bayley carried his personal pocket watch
3rd Voyage 1776-1780: "Resolution" and "Discovery"
Two astronomical pendulum clocks by John Stelton
Alarum clock by John Arnold and an Alarum clock by Jno. Monk - London
Larcum Kendall's n° 1 and n° 2
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Fascinating stuff, certainly if You know that Larcum Kendall's K2 wa taken onboard the "Bounty", known for the mutiny (28 April 1789) after 562 days at sea... but that's another story!
an interesting book by the Royal Society - London, this time with contents page:
.
Furthermore with other upcoming anniversaries, and this is an Australia based forum, pointing out some amazingly interesting publications on the exploration of "New Holland", showing what a great cartographes James Cook really was.
The Charts and Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages: Three Volumes set by Hakluyt Society (reprint of 1955). Large hardcover books ((29cm by 44cm) a treat to read & go through!
.
In summary:
First Voyage 1768-1771: "Endeavour"
An astronomical pendulum clock, alarum clock and Journeyman timer clock by John Stelton.
A small pocket watch loaned by Royal Society property of astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne
2nd Voyage 1772-1776: "Resolution" and "Adventure"
Astronomical pendulum clocks "B" and "C", alarum clock by John Stelton.
Alarum clock and two Journeyman timer clocks by Jno. Monk - London
Three box chronometers by John Arnold
Larcum Kendall's K1 (copie of John Harrison's H4)
Astronomer William Bayley carried his personal pocket watch
3rd Voyage 1776-1780: "Resolution" and "Discovery"
Two astronomical pendulum clocks by John Stelton
Alarum clock by John Arnold and an Alarum clock by Jno. Monk - London
Larcum Kendall's n° 1 and n° 2
☕
Fascinating stuff, certainly if You know that Larcum Kendall's K2 wa taken onboard the "Bounty", known for the mutiny (28 April 1789) after 562 days at sea... but that's another story!
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