Do you have a chronometer?
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Do you have a chronometer?
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In the 19th century a navigator wanting to know the ship's longitude needed to know the time, which was kept on board the ship by a chronometer.
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A wristwatch costs $20; a chronometer costs $20,000.
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The balances of all moveable time-keepers, the chronometer excepted, are prevented from vibrating beyond the proper arc by what is called bankings. The inferior escapements are very easily banked; a pin fixed in the balance, coming in contact with one or two studs, is sufficient for that purpose. […]
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