XXV. On the effects produced in the rates of chronometers by the proximity of masses of iron

It having been ascertained during the voyage made by Captain Buchan to the Arctic regions, in the year 1818, that the rates of the chronometers were considerably different on board and on shore, and this change having been attributed to the iron of the vessel, I felt very desirous, first, of ascerta...

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Published in:Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 1821
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1821.0026
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