Old clocks and watches & their makers, being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of ten thousand makers (1904)
Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 340
the instrument. They reportedthemselves satisfied in 1765, but even then considerable delayoccurred. Kendall was commissioned to make a duplicate of thechronometer, which appears to have taken three years to execute,for the date of Kendalls instrument is 1769, the year the finalpayment was made to… … Fig. 452.—Harrisons celebrated Marine Timepiece. Royal. It has been stated that the piece hung in gymbals. Thiswas not the case; it reposed on a soft cushion, and on its trialvoyages was carefully tended by William Harrison, who avoidedposition errors as far as possible by shifting the timekeeper…
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