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RGO Archives/RGO 4 contains:
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149 Letters from Maskelyne to Henry Andrews
150 Journal of voyage to St Helena
151 Transit telescope observations
152 Notes on Harrison's timekeeper
153 Account of Maskelyne's chronometer
154 Comparison of chronometers
155 Journal of voyage from Bengal
156 Journal of voyage to Bombay
157 Journal of voyage to Java Head
158 Journal of voyage to Bombay
159 Determination of latitude and longitude
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Papers of Nevil Maskelyne

Title Comparison of chronometers
Reference RGO 4/154
(former reference: A2/421B)
Covering Dates circa 1772
Extent and Medium 1 envelope
Content and context

A comparison of Arnold, Kendall and Grignion's chronometers, 30 May - 26 September c. 1772, on board the ship 'Carcass'.

Further information

RGO 4/296 contains further information on the experiments on the 'Carcass'.

Indexed

Index Terms
Time Measuring Instruments
Kendall, Larcum (1719-1790) watchmaker
Grignion, Thomas (1713-1784) watchmaker
Arnold, John (c 1736-1799) watch and chronometer maker
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