The works of John Whitehurst FRS With memoirs of his life and writings

Whitehurst, John

The works of John Whitehurst FRS With memoirs of his life and writings - London 1792 W Brent - ECCO Print Editions History and Geography .

Reprint of the memoirs and writings of John Whitehurst 1713 - 1784 FRS, clockmaker, scientist and geologist who studied the geological strata of the Giant Causeway in Ireland and the formation of the earth including the cause of earthquakes. Author of "An attempt towards invariable measures of length , capacity and weight from the mensuration of time" linking latitude to pendulum swings found in clocks.

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CLOCKS
EARTH QUAKES
AN ATTEMPT TOWARDS INVARIABLE MEASURES OF LENGTH, CAPACITY AND WEIGHT FROM THE MENSURATION OF TIME


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