Double longcase clock

An image showing 'Longcase clock by Daniel Quare, london 1710'

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Solar sidereal long-case clock, purchased in 1716 by the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich for its Council Room, though only paid for (£70) in 1718 owing to initial dissatisfaction with its performance. One of only three of its kind known to exist, the clock has two separate, pendulum-controlled movements. The dial on the left shows sidereal (star) time, as used by astronomers, and the dial on the right shows mean solar time (GMT). The central dial at the top shows the day and the month and indicates the Equation of Time - the difference between solar time ('sundial time') and mean solar time ('clock time').

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Object Details

ID:	ZBA0474
Collection:	Timekeeping
Type:	Double longcase clock
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Quare, Daniel
Date made:	1716
People:	Greenwich Hospital
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, on loan from Greenwich Hospital
Measurements:	Overall: 3000 x 600 x 300 mm
Parts:	Double longcase clock Double longcase clock; Movement (ZBA0474.1) Double longcase clock; Trunk (ZBA0474.2) Double longcase clock; Hood (ZBA0474.3) Double longcase clock; Sidereal pendulum (ZBA0474.4) Double longcase clock; Solar pendulum (ZBA0474.5) Double longcase clock; Sidereal weight (ZBA0474.6) Double longcase clock; Solar weight (ZBA0474.7) Double longcase clock; Finial (ZBA0474.8) Double longcase clock; Finial (ZBA0474.9) Double longcase clock; Finial (ZBA0474.10) Double longcase clock; Movement dust cover (ZBA0474.11) Double longcase clock; Clock weight (ZBA0474.12) Double longcase clock; Weight (ZBA0474.13) Double longcase clock; Weight (ZBA0474.14) Double longcase clock; Weight (ZBA0474.15) Double longcase clock; Weight (ZBA0474.16) Double longcase clock; Weight (ZBA0474.17) Double longcase clock; Weight (ZBA0474.18) Double longcase clock; Fragment of carving (ZBA0474.19)