Marine chronometer
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marine-chronometer-224-2195859
title:
Marine chronometer
text:
A marine chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship and employed in the determination of the ship's position by celestial navigation. It is used to determine longitude by comparing Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and the time at the current location found from observations of celestial bodies. When first developed in the 18th century, it was a major technical achievement, as accurate knowledge of the time over a long sea voyage was vital for effective navigation, lacking electroni
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Clock used on ships to aid in navigation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_chronometer
date created:
2007-04-09T14:52:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T13:57:08Z
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