Rare OneSixtyToOne Posted March 10, 2023 #26 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Jim Avery said: Does the swaying of the ship make the pendulum swing faster??😎 If you’re ever in Greenwich, be sure to see the Harrison clocks at the Royal Observatory. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare longterm Posted March 10, 2023 #27 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, OneSixtyToOne said: If you’re ever in Greenwich, be sure to see the Harrison clocks at the Royal Observatory. We're going next summer on the British Isles Explorer cruise, will have to get there for sure. I have over 30 clocks in my house, not counting various and sundry digital ones here and there, a couple of nixie clocks (worth looking up), at least a dozen that I wind every Saturday... 2 cuckoo clocks that my grandkids love. My sweet wife tolerates them; when they all start chiming at about 10pm, it's cacophonous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare longterm Posted March 10, 2023 #28 Share Posted March 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, longterm said: We're going next summer on the British Isles Explorer cruise, will have to get there for sure. I have over 30 clocks in my house, not counting various and sundry digital ones here and there, a couple of nixie clocks (worth looking up), at least a dozen that I wind every Saturday... 2 cuckoo clocks that my grandkids love. My sweet wife tolerates them; when they all start chiming at about 10pm, it's cacophonous. We're planning to be in London a few days before the cruise, so I'm thinking we could board the ship on embarkation day, then get off the ship, walk down to the Royal Observatory. Is this a logical plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OneSixtyToOne Posted March 10, 2023 #29 Share Posted March 10, 2023 37 minutes ago, longterm said: We're planning to be in London a few days before the cruise, so I'm thinking we could board the ship on embarkation day, then get off the ship, walk down to the Royal Observatory. Is this a logical plan? Walk up, it’s on a hill. Yes, it’s a marvelous place to visit. One highlight is the room design by Christopher Wren for Issac Newton to make his observations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meander Ingwa Posted May 13, 2023 #30 Share Posted May 13, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 1:12 PM, longterm said: We're going next summer on the British Isles Explorer cruise, will have to get there for sure. I have over 30 clocks in my house, not counting various and sundry digital ones here and there, a couple of nixie clocks (worth looking up), at least a dozen that I wind every Saturday... 2 cuckoo clocks that my grandkids love. My sweet wife tolerates them; when they all start chiming at about 10pm, it's cacophonous. You also need to pay a visit to the clock room at the British Museum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OneSixtyToOne Posted May 14, 2023 #31 Share Posted May 14, 2023 15 minutes ago, Meander Ingwa said: You also need to pay a visit to the clock room at the British Museum Also worth a visit, the Clockmakers’ Museum is now located inside the Science Museum in Kensington. https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/clockmakers-museum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OneSixtyToOne Posted June 5, 2023 #32 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) On 5/13/2023 at 5:12 PM, OneSixtyToOne said: Also worth a visit, the Clockmakers’ Museum is now located inside the Science Museum in Kensington. https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/clockmakers-museum Quick follow up. We just got back from our trip to London. Greenwich Observatory has a great free (with admission) daily tour of the Harrison clocks. The docent gives you the history of the longitude prize and clocks H1 - H4, as you walk around and view them. H5 is at the Clockmaker’s Museum. Greenwich IMG_3007.mov IMG_3012.mov Edited June 5, 2023 by OneSixtyToOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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