| 词条 | British Horological Institute |
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The British Horological Institute (also known as the BHI) is the representative body of the horological industry in the United Kingdom. HistoryThe BHI was founded in 1858 by a small group of clockmakers, one of whom was Edward Daniel Johnson. [1] Their aim was to unify the British horological industry and trades in the face of large numbers of imports of clocks and watches from abroad. The Institute was an immediate success and within a year it had founded its own museum and library; it also began to offer evening classes in clock- and watch-making.[1] The journal of the Institute is the Horological Journal, which has been published monthly since September 1858.[2] The BHI todayThe current premises of the BHI are at Upton Hall in Nottinghamshire, England. Its primary role is that of education, providing a standardised set of examinations for training horologists.[1] It also maintains [https://web.archive.org/web/20100704203708/http://www.bhi.co.uk/repairer.html a list of members] whom it considers sufficiently qualified to repair clocks and watches, and who adhere to a strict code of practice. It publishes the Horological Journal monthly, the oldest continuously-published technical journal in the world. It contains details of anything and everything relevant to horology and horologists. Upton Hall is also home to the charitable Museum of Timekeeping at the British Horological Institute, which includes the original BHI Museum and Library. MembershipThe Institute offers a number of different kinds of membership. These include:
Fellows of the BHI are entitled to append the post-nominal letters "FBHI" to their name. A full explanation of the different grades of membership is available on the BHI's own website. Museum of TimekeepingThe Museum of Timekeeping is also housed at the home of the British Horological Institute. The Museum of Timekeeping is an independent charitable Museum (Registered Charity Number 1176495), established in 1994 to hold in trust the collection and library, brought together by BHI members since its founding in 1858. The Museum includes a collection of clocks, watches and timepieces and associated clock and watch making tools and ephemera. It can be visited during seasonal opening hours, plus a range of special events, or by booking a private group visit. The Museum of Timekeeping Library is one of very few existing specialised libraries dealing primarily with horology. It is open to researchers by appointment, and its holding includes a number of rare documents, papers, letters and books, particularly dealing with the high points of British horology in the 18th and early 19th century, but its catalogue contains comparatively few titles published in the last several decades. You can visit the museum’s website at www.museumoftimekeeping.org.uk BHI Gold MedalThe institute's gold medal for an outstanding contribution to horology has been awarded to:
See also
References1. ^1 2 BHI official website 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bhi.co.uk/hj.html|title=Horological Journal|publisher=British Horological Institute|accessdate=2009-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405090303/http://www.bhi.co.uk/hj.html#|archive-date=2010-04-05|dead-url=yes|df=}} Www.museumoftimekeeping.org.uk External links
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