Description: MEASUREMENT OF TIME is a hardcover bound collection of articles authored by Nathan Fellowes Dupuis for the Canadian academic journal, QUEEN'S QUARTERLY. Published by The Jackson Press, Kingston, Ontario (147 pages. 6 1/4" X 9 1/4"). Hardcover edition. Dust jacket is NOT included here. The name of the owner, handwritten on the front endpaper, might satisfy a measure of obscure interest to horological enthusiasts. The book belonged to one Charles Augustus Sauter, who recently passed away in a nursing home in Waterbury, Connecticut. Charlie, as he was known to the only living acquaintances I can verify (my girlfriend and her sister, whose father was a prominent antiquarian horologist based in Waterbury), headed Research and Development for The Bulova Watch Company, serving as principal engineer for the development of the first Accutron. Sauter was also responsible for designing and testing the timekeeping elements for NASA's 1972 Apollo 17 Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment. Needless to say, the uncertainty of maintaining measurable isochronism in a near-zero gravity environment tasked only the best and brightest innovators, and Sauter was presumably the best. Sauter's involvement with the Manhattan Project is rarely recorded in the handful of searchable online anecdotes, or the layman reminisces of non-horologists that I have heard. My girlfriend was a teenager the last time she had anything but a cursory interaction with her father's friend and knows next to nothing about the Manhattan Project, let alone Sauter's place in its history. I personally didn't know that Oak Ridge, TN was initially founded to house the production staff of the Clinton Engineer Works, which was tasked to produce the enriched uranium in the first atomic weapons. I had previously heard mention of Sauter's involvment with the Manhattan Project; I didn't put 2 and 2 together until I unburied this book from my GF's estate and discovered Sauter's handwritten nameplate with an address. That history is probably buried somewhere in a vault. Grading is subject to YOUR eyes, backed by my return policy (see below). Regardless of what anyone says, there is no OBJECTIVE standard for grading used books. I have complete CONFIDENCE in my assessment but I am more than happy to accomodate yours. Between us, you are the Book God. GRADE = Very Good. Dust jacket is NOT included here. Top of the spine is bumped (last photo). Solid binding, NO loose or ripped pages. Pages are clean and bright. Age-toning to the endpapers, with the owner's name handwritten on the front pastedown (photo 3). 100% money back guarantee. If you are not satisfied you may return your item(s) in the same condition within 30 days for a full refund. Free return shipping for domestic orders. Ask and ye shall receive. I will accept returns within 30 days of delivery. International buyers: Your item will ship via the Ebay Global Shipping Program. Please refer to the calculator in the above Shipping Details for rates to your country. If you wish to COMBINE items into one shipment, PLEASE USE THE EBAY SHOPPING CART. Thank you kindly.
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
Topic: Science & Pyschology
Binding: Hardcover
Region: North America
Author: Nathan Fellowes Dupuis
Subject: Engineering
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: The Jackson Press
Place of Publication: Kingston, Ontario
