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100 1 _aWhitehurst, John
245 0 4 _aThe works of John Whitehurst FRS
_hWith memoirs of his life and writings
260 _aLondon
_cW Brent
_b1792
490 0 _aECCO Print Editions History and Geography
520 _aReprint 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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650 2 4 _aMeasurement
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650 2 4 _aCLOCKS
650 2 4 _aEARTH QUAKES
650 2 4 _aAN ATTEMPT TOWARDS INVARIABLE MEASURES OF LENGTH, CAPACITY AND WEIGHT FROM THE MENSURATION OF TIME
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
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690 _aHydrography
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700 1 _aHutton, C
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