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Source Description
See part records for more information.A chronometer is a navigational tool consisting of an extremely accurate timepiece that can be used to keep Greenwich Mean Time. Longitude can then be calculated by computing the difference between the chronometer's mean time and the ship's local time, measured against the position of celestial bodies.This chronometer was used on Henry Walters' steamyatch, the Narada.
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16363
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Chronometer from Henry Walters' Steamyacht, the Narada
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title
Chronometer from Henry Walters' Steamyacht, the Narada
description
See part records for more information.A chronometer is a navigational tool consisting of an extremely accurate timepiece that can be used to keep Greenwich Mean Time. Longitude can then be calculated by computing the difference between the chronometer's mean time and the ship's local time, measured against the position of celestial bodies.This chronometer was used on Henry Walters' steamyatch, the Narada.
provenance
Either A.J. Drexel Jr. (1865–1934) or Henry Walters. Inherited(?) by Mr. Warren Delano; by gift to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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1890s
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en
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chronometers
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