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A pair cased pocket chronometer by Thomas Earnshaw that belonged to the fifth Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne. Earnshaw's detent escapement and balance. Silver case hallmarked London T.C. D (?1799).
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4669 |
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| Collection: | Timekeeping |
| Type: | Pocket Chronometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Earnshaw, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1725; 1775 1776 1783 1790s Unknown |
| Exhibition: | Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude |
| People: | Maskelyne, Nevil |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 81 mm x 59 mm x 26 mm |
| Parts: | 309 |