The instrument makers Butterfield, a Brit found fame and fortune producing sundials for the rest of his life in Paris.
Episode 808.Augsburg Sundials and Their Makers.
21/1/2026 | 19 mins.
Detailed explanations are set forth on the Tortoiseshell dials and the Augsburg Makers with a particular focusing on dial maker , Johann Martin.
Episode 807. Continental Inspired Sundials.
21/1/2026 | 21 mins.
An explanation of the differences between the German sundials and those from Continental Europe, particularly France with an in-depth discussion on the Dieppe Magnetic Azimuth sundial which could produce time-telling at night.
Episode 806. Scottish Horology.
21/1/2026 | 16 mins.
A timeline is laid out with Scottish horology beginning around 1540, farther explanations of the Scottish apprenticeships are examined.
Episode 805. Escapements and Other Impulse Devices.
21/1/2026 | 22 mins.
A light treatise on; recoil escapements, Graham dead-beat escapements, pin-pallet escapements and Brocot escapements. Also, clocks out of beat and remontoire escapements.
Conservation scholar Gregg Perry will lead us back into time on a journey of restoring and conserving 17th -19th century period architecture furnishings and timepieces.