RefNo | CLP/3ii/13 |
Level | File |
Title | Paper, 'A scheeme of the longitude, or a peice of watche worke of new construction that shal goe upon sae as reguler as the best pandulum clock shal goe upon land' by Laurans |
Date | 14 July 1721 |
Description | 'A scheme of the longitude or a piece of watch work of new construction that shall go upon sea as regular as the best pendulum clock shall go upon land'. Laurans explains his design for a clock to be used at sea without a pendulum. Includes a diagram of the clock mechanism.
Subject: Engineering
Read to the Royal Society on 19 October 1721 |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | RBO/11/36 |
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