| RefNo | CLP/3ii/10 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Observations concerning the motion of chronometers' by W [William] Derham |
| Date | 4 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. |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | LBO/16/92 |
| LBO/15/117 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6239 | Derham; William (1657 - 1735); naturalist | 1657 - 1735 |