Ship's Chronometer. (Updated over a year ago)

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John Harrison: Invented by Harrison in response to British government contest to find accurate longitude at sea. This example was made later by the Neill Brothers in Belfast.

Tags: applied arts , british , clocks & time pieces , early modern , navigation

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 25, 2007.

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