Captain Cook (then lieutenant Cook) was the one who mapped navigable channels in the St-Lawrence river near Québec City, allowing General Wolfe's fleet to reach the city itself and conquer it in 1759, which directly led to the English winning the Seven Year War shortly after.
Very interesting, ty, another reason for the English to be proud of themselves. Think of the lives saved and lives enriched by safe navigation /passage of goods and ideas around the world. Hats off to you. Ty.
because of their history these pieces seem like enchanted to me. And I would derive great pleasure from reading this book back to back. Thanks for making these videos! They seem to appear more frequently recently. (Which cannot be said about HI episodes, unfortunately.)
Thanks for uploading this - very interesting to see. Although John Harrison is credited with the invention of the precision timekeeper, it is these simple 'watch machines' by Arnold which can be regarded as the original prototypes of the marine chronometer
Wonderful stuff. It would have been a hard life for those sailors back then, and I believe even Cook was killed by a tribe in Hawaii, but what adventures they must've had.
I'm wondering, is there a particular reason why in the sentences (like at 3:07) the s inside of a word is shaped like an f, but at the end it's our normal s? Is it just a stylistic thing or is there something more behind it?
Simon Degryse Well, there is not all too much behind it. The practice of using an elongated S roots in roman cursive where the S extended slightly above and below the rest of the line (there were only uppercase letters in Latin). It is mainly a matter of aesthetics and it saves some space horizontically especially with ligatures. The long S is ſtill preſent in nowadays fonts and thus can ſtill be typeſet.
You should have given the audience a clue *just why* precise timekeeping was *so important (i.e. essential)* onboard ships in those days, and why there even was an institution called "The Board of Longitude" at all involved in maritime research. It was not simply for the crew to know when to get up or how many hours they had worked, or for the officers when to take their tea.
+Objectivity From the description I'm guessing the Kendall K1 was the better time keeper of the original four. The K1 was a copy of John Harrison's H4. Brady, your stuff is excellent, I just wish you would not leave out the interesting details.
The long "s" was commonly used during the 17th and 18th century texts when the "s" was at the beginning or middle of a word. It was fashionable at the time to make as many distinctions as possible between words and characters. Double "s"s would be different, all nouns might be capitalized throughout a sentence, or sometimes just the important ones. Punctuation was all over the place - I mean... literally; (really, literally): Puncutation - was often used to excess! But this was a period where word spellings and typefaces were not very standardized and printers were experimenting with how best to replicate certain character sets. As an example, the "ye" of "Ye Olde" was a printer's trick to substitute the common "y" for the older "thorn" character that looks a bit like a "y." "Ye" was always meant to be pronounced the same as "the." There were also a few different movements at the end of that period to standardize and simplify written English, so the long "s" was mostly eliminated by the middle of the 19th century. There was a trend towards creating a more phonetic spelling system that never completely caught on. Consider also that this was happening at the same time that the American colonies were developing as distinct cultures from England. The same trend that simplified the "s" also dropped the extra "u" from "colour" and made "center" out of "centre."
I don't think you can say that Arnold's clocks were 'upstaged' by K1. K1 was the premium device, a clone of Harrison's originals. Arnold created some cheaper, simpler copies, which operated as you'd expect for cheap, simple copies. If Arnold's pieces had operated well, then they could be said to have 'upstaged' the more fancied Kendall. Arnold did go on to produce good marine chronometers.
Brady doesn't wear gloves while handing document because he is not experienced working with them on often, therefore it's safer for the document to expose it to a bit of skin contamination rather than risk of damage it by lack of sense of tact. But for experts and workers the norm is wearing cloves, also notice that now they use latex, not that white ones that are only seen at auctions and snooker now.
Not one mention of John Harrison. Of course the royalty society treated him very badly. I believe the king had to award him the longitude prize as the royal society was dragging their feet. Do you have anything on John Harrison to share?
Well unless a person visits every important museum in the world, travelling exhibitions are the only way most people are able to see notable art works, historical artefacts, etc. I saw artefacts from Pompeii, moon rocks retrieved by Russian spacecraft and Dutch masters at exhibitions in Melbourne years before I had the opportunity to visit those countries.
I can understand why Kieth and Brady were not interested in the accuracy in seconds per month, but why were none of you interested? It so happens that they are . . . Oh . . . you don't care to know either.
iambiggus The chap is called "Pickersgill", however written with a "long s" because it appears within the name. Compare it to the "round/terminal s" at the end of "James". They were used alongside in those olden days.
I was wondering about those particular clocks. Since part of the reason they had so many was to compare them to the K1, I figured they would have kept records.
They look to be in very good shape (dare I say... ship shape?) including the springs, which I think is the component most likely to be damaged or fail. I didn't imagine they'd wind them, but I admit I let myself get a bit hopeful when they got on the subject. Not at all worth the risk of breaking a spring, really.
It's a crime that this isn't your most popular channel to be honest
Straight out illegal
Yet another outstanding film, Captain Cook's actual timepieces WOW.
It's very cool that those two clocks are still traveling the world today.
Captain Cook (then lieutenant Cook) was the one who mapped navigable channels in the St-Lawrence river near Québec City, allowing General Wolfe's fleet to reach the city itself and conquer it in 1759, which directly led to the English winning the Seven Year War shortly after.
Thanks Brady you do a great job of feeding my appetite for knowledge
I've heard it said, "Never go to sea with two chronometers. Take one or three."
So I'm glad to know there was a third one that's on display elsewhere.
The pocket chronometer movements of John Arnold's son, John Roger Arnold, are some of the most beautiful pieces of British horology I have ever seen.
Brady must be getting up there on the list of people with time spent in the archives.
Such a fantastic video on a fantastic channel. The illustrations in those volumes wow!
I love these videos. I would love to see more of the periodic videos also. Miss the group over there. I learn so much from these. Thank you.
Very interesting, ty, another reason for the English to be proud of themselves. Think of the lives saved and lives enriched by safe navigation /passage of goods and ideas around the world. Hats off to you. Ty.
because of their history these pieces seem like enchanted to me. And I would derive great pleasure from reading this book back to back. Thanks for making these videos! They seem to appear more frequently recently. (Which cannot be said about HI episodes, unfortunately.)
+Dagmara K it looks like a ripping read.
Very cool. Brilliant and Brave men for their time. Fantastic video!⛵
why is keith's voice so amazing
Thanks for uploading this - very interesting to see. Although John Harrison is credited with the invention of the precision timekeeper, it is these simple 'watch machines' by Arnold which can be regarded as the original prototypes of the marine chronometer
Keith has to be my favourite person ever
Wonderful stuff. It would have been a hard life for those sailors back then, and I believe even Cook was killed by a tribe in Hawaii, but what adventures they must've had.
I'm wondering, is there a particular reason why in the sentences (like at 3:07) the s inside of a word is shaped like an f, but at the end it's our normal s? Is it just a stylistic thing or is there something more behind it?
Simon Degryse Well, there is not all too much behind it. The practice of using an elongated S roots in roman cursive where the S extended slightly above and below the rest of the line (there were only uppercase letters in Latin). It is mainly a matter of aesthetics and it saves some space horizontically especially with ligatures. The long S is ſtill preſent in nowadays fonts and thus can ſtill be typeſet.
Thank you for the information! I just realised it's the same s they use for the integral symbol too
The "s" inside a word is like an "f," but it is not exactly the same. Only the LEFT part of the horizontal bar is used.
Love your work Brady
Even more enjoyable than the very highly enjoyable norm.
You should have given the audience a clue *just why* precise timekeeping was *so important (i.e. essential)* onboard ships in those days, and why there even was an institution called "The Board of Longitude" at all involved in maritime research. It was not simply for the crew to know when to get up or how many hours they had worked, or for the officers when to take their tea.
Nice view of the clock's fusee @4:39.
I love model ships and was curious if there were any in the Royal Society. Would be lovely to see famous ships/ marine craft as models.
th-cam.com/video/43KyoNnVX8g/w-d-xo.html - you're welcome :)
Objectivity Oh, yes, how could I have forgotten this episode. Thank you for all you do, and the love you have for it.
Did Hello Internet get renewed for another season by Grey Inc.?
+Objectivity
From the description I'm guessing the Kendall K1 was the better time keeper of the original four. The K1 was a copy of John Harrison's H4. Brady, your stuff is excellent, I just wish you would not leave out the interesting details.
I'd love to read that book!
Why no mention of John Harrison?
Is there a reason for some of the S's being written large (more like an f) and some being written normally?
The long "s" was commonly used during the 17th and 18th century texts when the "s" was at the beginning or middle of a word. It was fashionable at the time to make as many distinctions as possible between words and characters. Double "s"s would be different, all nouns might be capitalized throughout a sentence, or sometimes just the important ones. Punctuation was all over the place - I mean... literally; (really, literally): Puncutation - was often used to excess!
But this was a period where word spellings and typefaces were not very standardized and printers were experimenting with how best to replicate certain character sets. As an example, the "ye" of "Ye Olde" was a printer's trick to substitute the common "y" for the older "thorn" character that looks a bit like a "y." "Ye" was always meant to be pronounced the same as "the."
There were also a few different movements at the end of that period to standardize and simplify written English, so the long "s" was mostly eliminated by the middle of the 19th century. There was a trend towards creating a more phonetic spelling system that never completely caught on. Consider also that this was happening at the same time that the American colonies were developing as distinct cultures from England. The same trend that simplified the "s" also dropped the extra "u" from "colour" and made "center" out of "centre."
Thanks for the answer and elaborations :)
Intellectual stimulation! thanks.
Oh, they've were in ships, clocks and stars.
I must have seen them then.
It's about time we let the world know about this!
Thanks! very cool
I would love to know how someone like kieth deals with damaged royal society artifacts for damage that happens while they are loaned out
4:13 possibly small tornados
I don't think you can say that Arnold's clocks were 'upstaged' by K1. K1 was the premium device, a clone of Harrison's originals. Arnold created some cheaper, simpler copies, which operated as you'd expect for cheap, simple copies.
If Arnold's pieces had operated well, then they could be said to have 'upstaged' the more fancied Kendall. Arnold did go on to produce good marine chronometers.
I don't recall making any time pieces for him....
You mentioned nautical experiments... are there any experiments curious families can do on a cruise?
This is the only video on TH-cam I have seen which has no dislikes lol
Why is Keith wearing gloves while turning pages?
Brady doesn't wear gloves while handing document because he is not experienced working with them on often, therefore it's safer for the document to expose it to a bit of skin contamination rather than risk of damage it by lack of sense of tact.
But for experts and workers the norm is wearing cloves, also notice that now they use latex, not that white ones that are only seen at auctions and snooker now.
Brady is not nervous anymore to touch and carry old books
Why does Brady have access to the Royal Society Archives? Can someone answer? Thank you :). Great Channel btw.
Why are the S's printed in the books weird?
Do they still work?!
Not one mention of John Harrison. Of course the royalty society treated him very badly. I believe the king had to award him the longitude prize as the royal society was dragging their feet. Do you have anything on John Harrison to share?
I'm always nervous when I hear about irreplaceable historical objects and documents being sent around the world for exhibition.
Well unless a person visits every important museum in the world, travelling exhibitions are the only way most people are able to see notable art works, historical artefacts, etc.
I saw artefacts from Pompeii, moon rocks retrieved by Russian spacecraft and Dutch masters at exhibitions in Melbourne years before I had the opportunity to visit those countries.
I can understand why Kieth and Brady were not interested in the accuracy in seconds per month, but why were none of you interested?
It so happens that they are . . .
Oh . . .
you don't care to know either.
Imagine someone walking by the exibits and suddnetly they hear a ticking sound :D
because Brady wound up the clock ^^
Richard Pickerfgill. What an awesome name.
iambiggus The chap is called "Pickersgill", however written with a "long s" because it appears within the name. Compare it to the "round/terminal s" at the end of "James". They were used alongside in those olden days.
But how accurate were they?
around a minute per year
I was wondering about those particular clocks. Since part of the reason they had so many was to compare them to the K1, I figured they would have kept records.
water..spout? Do those really exist? Is that just a tornado in the sea?
Water spout is what a tornado forming at sea is called.
I guess a water spout is about the last thing you want to see when you are on a sailing ship.
Wow, 554 likes and 0 dislikes as of right now. Impressive.
588 now, can anyone update this as it goes on?
621 to 1
Oh no wait 622 to 1 XD
899 to 1. Fantastic.
949 to 1 =O
Objectivity has some of the highest like:dislike ratios I've ever seen on YT. It's great !
Only 6 dislikes a year and a half later. 1.3k likes.
Shoutout to Middlesbrough
Why the 's' look like 'f' in the books?
I can't be the only one who saw "Captain Hook" the first time.
You are American, right?
No. Why?
So... I guess they don't work then?
Unknown, they don't work them so they don't wear out I presume.
They look to be in very good shape (dare I say... ship shape?) including the springs, which I think is the component most likely to be damaged or fail. I didn't imagine they'd wind them, but I admit I let myself get a bit hopeful when they got on the subject. Not at all worth the risk of breaking a spring, really.
f means s?
Yep. Olde Englifh.
They're slightly different - The s characters aren't crossed like an f is. Why there were two S characters i do not know.
Hmm Didn't know Brady is an Aussie
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What, Keith not taking off his gloves when handling a book? I'm appalled, sir!
Yes, that's why I'm wondering why he's wearing gloves with that one!
4:50 Clock Porn
Buh!
Once again, I must emit a low keening of want. Then again, if I got in to where I could read all the things, they'd never get me out. *SIGH*
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