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1 day ago · The marine chronometer, also known as the “chronometer,” was invented by Jeremy Thacker and was used by sailors to measure latitude and longitude at sea. It was a marvel of engineering, incorporating gimbals and a vacuum in a bell jar to ensure accurate timekeeping in the harsh marine environment.
4 days ago · John Harrison’s H5 chronometer from 1772. The earliest usage of the word itself goes back to the start of the 18th century, and William Derham’s Physico-Theology book discussing the possibility of producing more accurate time-measuring devices.
1 day ago · Earnshaw worked for John Brockbank, Thomas Wright of the Poultry, and other makers, and in 1781 improved the chronometer escapement by using a spring detent instead of the pivot form employed by the French makers.
4 days ago · This gimbaled, eight-day marine chronometer is a deck clock made by Waltham in Waltham, Massachusetts, made around 1910. The mount is to keep the clock face horizontal even if the box (and ship) roll in various ways.
5 days ago · John William Fletcher (1729–1785) was an Anglican vicar who became a leader in the early Methodist movement and its first great theologian. He was born in Switzerland on Sept. 12, 1729, the eighth and last child of Jacques and Suzanne de la Flechere. After receiving his education in Geneva, he traveled to Lisbon and Flanders before arriving ...
3 days ago · Nester said the following leaders will be heading up the effort and serving in new roles as part of LVHN’s operations team: • John Fletcher, formerly president of Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton, has been named senior vice president of operations for LVHN and vice president of operations at LVH-Cedar Crest.
2 days ago · The Breitling Navitimer A21350 has trades for $6,356 on the pre-owned market. Expect to pay -3% more when buying from a secondary market dealer. We've tracked 14 sales for the Breitling A21350 in the past year on the secondary market, making it a relatively uncommon watch. A fair market price for this watch would be between $5,193 and $7,519.
