CHAYETTE et CHEVAL
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BERTHOUD, Ferdinand. Clarifications on the invention, theory…
See original version (French)
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BERTHOUD, Ferdinand. Clarifications on the invention, theory…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
BERTHOUD, Ferdinand. Clarifications on the invention, theory, construction and testing of the new instruments proposed in France for determining longitudes at sea by measuring time. A follow-up to the *Essai sur l’horlogerie* and the *Traité des Horloges Marines*, and a response to a treatise … A summary of research carried out in France on the determination of longitudes at sea by the artificial measurement of time. 1773. In-4°, modern full shagreen, marbled endpapers, p. viii + 164 pp.
PROVENANCE
Large ‘F’ manuscript mark on the title page. Bibliothek de Tu, Dresden (stamp obliterated on the reverse of the title page).
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About the sale
THE MECHANISMS OF TIME: WATCHMAKING AND RELATED SCIENCES
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Auction time
10/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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