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...
Published in: | 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
1821
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1821.0026 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstl.1821.0026 |