Account of Maskelyne's chronometer
Source:
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives, The Board of Longitude, Papers of Nevil Maskelyne, Account of Maskelyne's chronometer, RGO 4/153
Year:
1800-1811
Century:
19ème
Summary - Description:
The 1rst page of the account of the going of Dr Maskelyne's new Chronometer No. 309 made by Mr J Earnshaw, 1 February 1800 - 10 April 1811. The ambition of this account was to prove the superior accuracy of this Chronometer in order to determine the Longitude at sea.
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Mesure du Temps, Précision des instruments d’observation