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Marine chronometer

Artist (1800 - 1865)
Watchmaker (1749 - 1829)
Date 1801-1802
Medium / Technique Wood: mahogany; metal: brass, silver, steel; glass
DimensionsHeight: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.) Diameter: 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.) Width: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.) Length: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin England, Europe
Object Number2000.1
DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
Not on view

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