A timepiece used on a seagoing voyage by the HMS Beagle – the ship that carried Charles Darwin on his travels – has been ...

A chronometer is a type of very accurate clock used to measure the time at sea so that a ship can precisely know where it is sailing. This chronometer was used on board HMS Beagle on its voyage ...

Messrs. Negus, of 140 Water Street, makers and testers of ship chronometers. A chronometer is a very delicate instrument, and must be rated for accuracy … ...

While no mechanical timekeeping device can match the accuracy of today’s electronic clocks, there are a few that over the years came tantalizingly close. And with Daylight Saving Time ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Ship's Chronometer : Its History and Development ” in SA Supplements Vol. 29 No. 756supp (June 1890), p. 12072 doi:10.1038 ...

‘Ship chronometers are an important part of Wempe's heritage and since 1938, we have equipped seagoing vessels with these special timepieces,’ says owner and managing director of Wempe Jewelers, ...

Ship's chronometer from 'HMS Beagle' (made early nineteenth century), from England. In our History of the World told through things, we've now entered the long nineteenth century - the years ...