On the effects produced in the rates of chronometers by the proximity of masses of iron
It having been ascertained that during Captain Buchan’s voyage to the arctic regions, in 1818, the rates of chronometers differed on board and on shore, and this change having been attributed by Mr. Fisher to the iron of the vessel, the author felt desirous of examining into the effects of the pro...
Published in: | Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
1833
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1815.0160 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspl.1815.0160 |