Paper, 'Observations concerning the motion of chronometers' by W [William] Derham
Reference number: CLP/3ii/10
Date: 04 August 1714
Description
Derham writes about recent proposals for finding longitude using chronometers, providing his own observations of variations in pendulum clocks caused by weather and other influences.
Subject: Mechanics
Written by Derham in Upminster [London]. Read to the Royal Society on 28 October or 4 November 1714.
- Reference number
- CLP/3ii/10
- Earliest possible date
- 04 August 1714
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Derham, Paper, 'Observations concerning the motion of chronometers' by W [William] Derham, 04 August 1714, CLP/3ii/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3ii_10/paper-observations-concerning-the-motion-of-chronometers-by-w-william-derham, accessed on 17 March 2025
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