Illustration
A view of the interior workings of the H5 marine chronometer designed and built by the English clockmaker John Harrison (1693-1776). This was the last in the series of chronometers Harrison made for mariners to better measure longitude. Silver with a white enamel face. Made in 1770. (Science Museum, London)
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London, S. M. (2023, March 10). Interior Mechanism of the Harrison Chronometer. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17187/interior-mechanism-of-the-harrison-chronometer/
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