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Burgess was also a leading expert on John Harrison, the 18th-century horologist who built the first ever successful marine timekeeper (the forerunner of the marine chronometer) leading to the possibility of an accurate measurement of longitude. Burgess coined the term sculptural horology in the 1960s.
Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle. Courtenay Adrian Ilbert (1888–1956), was a British civil engineer interested in horology, and a collector of watches.Ilbert lived for a time at 10 Milner Street, Chelsea, London, the old ground floor drawing room once housed the Ilbert Collection of clocks, watches, marine chronometers and sundials.
A desire to lose weight is a common motivation to change dietary habits, as is a desire to maintain an existing weight. Many weight loss diets are considered by some to entail varying degrees of health risk, and some are not widely considered to be effective.
“The Mediterranean diet emphasizes foods that are high in omega-3s, anthocyanins — a group of antioxidants — and other nutrients to support brain health and improve our cognitive function ...
The Horological Society of New York was founded on March 26, 1866, and is one of the oldest horological societies in the world. [2] [3] A group of German immigrants including George Schmidt and Frederick Ruoff founded the group as the Deutscher Uhrmacher Verein, or German Watchmakers Society, with all meetings and business conducted in that language. [4]
Astrology; Background; Worship of heavenly bodies; History of astrology; Astrology and astronomy; Glossary; Planets. Behenian; Classical; Zodiac; Traditions, types ...
Before nutritional science emerged as an independent study disciplines, mainly chemists worked in this area. The chemical composition of food was examined. Macronutrients, especially protein, fat and carbohydrates, have been the focus components of the study of (human) nutrition since the 19th century.
George Daniels, CBE, FBHI, FSA, AHCI (19 August 1926 – 21 October 2011) was an English horologist, inventor of the coaxial escapement, author and a classic car collector. [1] He hand built 23 pocket watches and two wrist watches, as well as clocks.