Conserving the H3 Timekeeper

Conserving the H3 Timekeeper from Royal Observatory Greenwich on Vimeo.

A short film documenting the dismantling of John Harrison‘s third marine timekeeper H3. It has been removed from display for cleaning and research for a new chronometer catalogue. It will be back on display in April 2011.

Tags: "John Harrison", conservation, H3, longitude

Posted by Lucinda Blaser on February 21st, 2011 | Comments (0)

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