My Own Right Time C

Precision mechanical clockwork is a corner of technology now overtaken by electronics. The history of the subject is one of science on a human scale. Tracing th... » 

Precision mechanical clockwork is a corner of technology now overtaken by electronics. The history of the subject is one of science on a human scale. Tracing the author's own contribution to the subject, this study illuminates the human ingenuity employed in pursuit of perfect time-keeping. «