Correspondence on chronometers, 1883 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning chronometers, including a ledger titled 'Instructions and precedents relating to the Time and Chronometer Branch', containing letters and instructions regarding chronometers; correspondence relating to a water clock, with a map of the water supply to the clock; and correspondence with Lieutenant-Commander R.T. Gould on the repair, cleaning, insurance, exhibition and storage of the John Harrison chronometers, Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4, with a reprint of an article by Gould from the 'Monthly Notice of the Royal Astronomical Society', Vol. 89, No. 4 (February 1929), concerning 'The Society's Harrison Clock'.
Dates
- Creation: 1883 - 1948
Creator
- From the Series: Dyson, Frank Watson, Sir, 1868 - 1939 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
I1
Finding aid date
2006-04-24 14:57:49+00:00
Subject
Topical
Repository Details
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