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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 ...
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 ...
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 … ...
‘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, ...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A clock from the beginning of the Nenana Ice Classic has come home to Alaska while the tripod still stands on the river for this year's round of betting. "The reason we ...
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 ...