Sebastian Whitestone,
FSA,
is a specialist in
antiquarian
horology
and the history of time measurement.
He has
been the director of Bobinet Ltd, a dealer of antique clocks, watches and
scientific instruments, since 1978.
He is a member of the awarding panel of
the
Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève.
Whitestone married artist
India Jane Birley
in July 2008.
His
current research is on the application of the pendulum to clockwork and the
collaborators of
Christian Huygens.
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Publications and articles include: |
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The
Marine Chronometer
(Asprey,
London 1971) |
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The
Clockwork of the Heavens
(with A.J. Turner, Asprey, London 1973) |
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"A Watch
by John Bailey" (Connoisseur, 1975) |
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A Minute
Repeating Watch Circa 1715,
(A.H. Society.
1993) |
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Freiderberger Einfallsreichtum
(Uhren, 1994) |
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"Why
Newton was wrong", (Daily Telegraph, 1996) |
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The
Introduction of Minute Repeating
(1st prize, London Clockmakers’ Company Competition 1996) |
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Tompion’s Smallest Clock
(A.H. Society, 2000) |
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Mudge &
Reynolds
(A.H. Society 2004) |
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The Identification and
Attribution of Christiaan Huygens' First Pendulum Clock.
(A.H. Society, 2008,
HF 2009) |
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