Notes on Harrison's timekeeper

Source: 

Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives, The Board of Longitude, Papers of Nevil Maskelyne, Notes on Harrison's timekeeper, RGO 4/152

Year: 
1765
Century: 
18ème
Summary - Description: 

Notes taken at the discovery of Mr Harrison's time-keeper' - observations on the accuracy of John Harrison's clock, made on a voyage to Barbados, 1765, and including the method employed to examine the clock, its efficiency and areas which could be improved.

Type of Source: 
Bibliography: 

 

- E.G. Forbes, The Principles of Mr Harrison's Time-keeper (London, 1767)

- http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-RGO-00004-00152/1

 

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Category: 
Mesure du Temps, Précision des instruments d’observation