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A comment on A History of the World in 100 Objects (2010).

Re:A History of the World in 100 Objects (2010) by imglorp on Sunday January 17, 2016 @10:52AM (#10919791)
The entire story of the HMS Beagle's chronometers is fascinating. She carried 22 where most vessels of time only one or three.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship's_chronometer_from_HMS_Be...

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