• An observatory chronometer is a timepiece that has passed stringent testing and a slate of accuracy tests. Thus, the "observatory trial" developed as the...
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    necessary to pass the Observatory standards, there are very few observatory chronometers in existence. Most observatory chronometers had movements so specialized...
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    A marine chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship and employed in the determination of the ship's position by celestial navigation...
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  • metronome Chronometer watch, a highly accurate watch Marine chronometer, a timekeeper used for marine navigation, as in Longitude by chronometer Observatory chronometer...
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  • at the Observatory at Besançon, however, today only a very few watches are currently tested there and carry the accolade "Observatory Chronometer". The...
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    Marche from an observatory became known as an Observatory Chronometer, and such were issued a chronometer reference number by the Observatory. The role of...
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    Marche from an observatory became known as an Observatory Chronometer, and such were issued a chronometer reference number by the Observatory. The role of...
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    Marche from an observatory became known as an Observatory Chronometer, and was issued a chronometer reference number by the observatory. The role of the...
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    bulletin from an observatory became known as an Observatory Chronometer, and such were issued a chronometer reference number by the Observatory. The role of...
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    Board of Admiralty; at that time the observatory was charged with maintaining the Royal Navy's marine chronometers. 1833 Daily time signals began, marked...
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    Clock (redirect from Chronometers)
    A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals...
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    A nautical chronometer made by Thomas Earnshaw (1749–1828), and once part of the equipment of HMS Beagle, the ship that carried Charles Darwin on his...
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    improvements to the transit clock at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London and his invention of a chronometer escapement and a form of bimetallic compensation...
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    resources Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) Naval Observatory Vector Astrometry Subroutines railroad chronometer time ball Time signal time service radio stations...
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    using chronometers to determine longitude of the features along the way. Arriving at the bay he named Port Lincoln, he set up a shore observatory, and...
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    John Harrison (redirect from H4 chronometer)
    1776) was an English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of how to calculate...
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    Longitude by chronometer is a method, in navigation, of determining longitude using a marine chronometer, which was developed by John Harrison during...
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    2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023. "Technical Challenges at the Observatory Chronometer Competition in Switzerland". Seiko Holdings Corporation. Archived...
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    The Omega Marine Chronometer was the first quartz wristwatch ever to be awarded certified status as a marine chronometer. The watch was made by Omega...
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    1914, Mathey-Tissot was represented at the Kew Observatory Competition by six Observatory Chronometers capable of split-second timing, all six being rated...
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    Astronomical Observatory de Neuchâtel in recognition of the accomplishments of the Manufacture generally, and specifically for the Observatory Chronometer wristwatch...
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  • niche, and marine chronometers used by United States ships were imported or used foreign key components. The U.S. Naval Observatory had asked American...
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    The Master Chronometer Certification debuted on the Globemaster but they now offer it across many more of its watch collections. Observatory trials focused...
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  • A railroad chronometer or railroad standard watch is a specialized timepiece that once was crucial for safe and correct operation of trains in many countries...
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    Marine chronometer – Clock used on ships to aid in navigation Radio clock – Clock which synchronizes its time using radio transmitters Royal Observatory, Greenwich –...
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    2021-05-10. "Eric Clapton's 2499 Sells For $3.65 Million, JB Champion's Observatory Chronometer Sells For $4 Million, And The Platinum 1579 Goes For $1.63 Million"...
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    oceans of the earth." An observatory represented a place of certitude of time and place, a place to set a marine chronometer for use at sea, where longitude...
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    Chronometers were formerly used for the accurate determination of longitude by ships at sea. By measuring the time of local solar noon compared to the...
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    The Berlin Observatory (Berliner Sternwarte) is a German astronomical institution with a series of observatories and related organizations in and around...
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  • three of Kendall's chronometers had been to Australia by August 1788, one of them twice. K3 is also now kept at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. In 1978...
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