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Description: | Following the work of John Arnold, the London watchmaker Thomas Earnshaw (1749-1829) further simplified the designs of the pocket and marine chronometers into their modern, readily reproducible form. This is a typical example of Earnshaw's marine chronometers, made from the early 1790s until his retirement in about 1820. The design is little different from the marine chronometer of the mid-20th century.
Inscription. AQN: Caird, James, Sir (owner). Inscription on dial: "Thos Earnshaw INVT ET FECIT No 512". Inscription on back plate: "London No.2856 Thos Earnshaw Invt et Fecit No 512".
caption: Marine Chronometer - Overall
caption: Marine Chronometer - Movement
caption: Marine chronometer by Thomas Earnshaw
caption: Marine Chronometers - Overall
caption: Marine Chronometers - Movements | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Marine chronometer The Old Royal Observatory Greenwich chronometers | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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