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title: Interior Mechanism of the Harrison Chronometer
author: Science Museum, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17187/interior-mechanism-of-the-harrison-chronometer/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-03-10
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# Interior Mechanism of the Harrison Chronometer

_Authored by Science Museum, London_

## Image File

[![Interior Mechanism of the Harrison Chronometer](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17187.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17187.png)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) with a white enamel face. Made in 1770. ([Science](https://www.worldhistory.org/science/) Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
London, S. M. (2023, March 10). Interior Mechanism of the Harrison Chronometer. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17187/interior-mechanism-of-the-harrison-chronometer/>
### Chicago
London, Science Museum,. "Interior Mechanism of the Harrison Chronometer." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 10, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17187/interior-mechanism-of-the-harrison-chronometer/>.
### MLA
London, Science Museum,. "Interior Mechanism of the Harrison Chronometer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Mar 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17187/interior-mechanism-of-the-harrison-chronometer/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8448183/marine-timekeeper-known-as-h5-by-john-harrison-and-son-1770-chronometer) by **Science Museum, London**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 March 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.