Rupert Gould
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Rupert Thomas Gould (November 16, 1890 - October 5, 1948), was a Lieutenant Commander in the British Royal Navy. He grew up in Southsea, near Portsmouth, where his father was a music teacher and organist. From 15 January 1906 on he attended HMS Britannia, at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, being part of the Graynville term, and by Easter 1907 examinations placed him at the top of his class. He became a midshipman, and thereby a naval officer on 15 May 1907. He initially served on HMS Formidable and HMS Queen (under Captain David Beatty) in the Mediterranean. Subsequently he was posted to China (first HMS Kinsha, then HMS Bramble). He chose the "Navigation" career track, and after qualifying as a Navigation Officer served on HMS King George V, and HMS Achates until the outbreak of World War I at which time he suffered a nervous breakdown and went on medical leave. During his recuperation he was stationed at the Hydrographers Department at the Admiralty, where he became an expert on various aspects of naval history, cartography and expeditions into the polar regions.
He married on June 9, 1917 to Muriel Estall. That marriage ended by judicial separation in November 1927. They had two children, Cecil and Jocelyne.
He is perhaps most widely known for restoring the chronometers of John Harrison.
He was also a science educator, giving a series of talks for the BBC Children's Hour starting in January 1934.
In addition, he wrote and published an eclectic collection of books on topics ranging from horology (the science and study of timekeeping devices) to the Loch Ness Monster. His most famous horological book "The Marine Chronometer, its History and Development" was first published 1923 by J.D. Potter and was the first scholarly monograph on the subject, and was generally considered the authoritative text on marine timekeepers for at least half a century.
He was always known as Rupert T. Gould.
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Betts, Jonathan (2006). Time Restored - The Harrison Timekeepers and R.T.Gould, the man who knew (almost) everything. Oxford University Press and National Maritime Museum. ISBN 0-19-856802-9.
Lieutenant Commander Rupert T. Gould RN. Retrieved on March 21, 2006.
Gould, Rupert T. (1946). The Stargazer Talks. G. Bles. ASIN B0007J75VG. Amazon: The Stargazer Talks
Gould, Rupert T. (1923). The Marine Chronometer. Its History and Development. London: J. D. Potter. ISBN 0-907462-05-7.
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