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A clock built to carry time across the sea

Marine chronometer: Marine Chronometer #2299 made by Charles Frodsham of London, circa 1844 – 1860. It was later modified to include a telegraph break circuit by William Bond and Son of Boston. From the Ladd Observatory…

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