| 单词 | chronometer |
| 例句 | The big box chronometers on the ship had been abandoned at Dump Camp, but Worsley had chronometer watches. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Hinkston said, “But we checked every mile of the way. Our chronometers said so many miles. We went past the Moon and out into space, and here we are. I’m positive we’re on Mars.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, while Shackleton stood by with the chronometer, Worsley would wait until the boat reached the top of the wave and the horizon came into sight, then shout “Now!” as he shot the sun. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The skipper pulled his chronometer out from beneath his shirt. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The problem was not solved until John Harrison produced the first reliable marine chronometer in 1735. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They watched the hands on the chronometer creep toward seven o’clock, and then from far below came a distant blast of the factory whistle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z This could have been the forerunner of the kind of chronometer that would have been accurate and dependable enough to determine longitude at sea, and Hooke claimed to have worked out how to achieve this. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Armed with sextant, chronometers, compass, and nautical tables, Frank Worsley, skipper of Endurance, had been able to calculate and plot their every position. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z By 1914, when Endurance set sail from London, dependable and accurate chronometers were every skipper's constant companions. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The mechanism of Harrison's chronometer could withstand the turbulent motion of a ship at sea, defy changes of temperature, and resist the corrosion of salt water and air. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Worsley’s navigational equipment was down to one compass, his sextant, and his tables—and of the twenty-four chronometers he had taken with him from London, he had only one remaining. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z These perceptual chronometers were set to alternate very quickly between two screens showing random numbers. What does it really feel like to fall out of a building? 2013-05-25T22:30:00Z The gizmo is a type of chronometer that could change the dynamics of the high seas and, it is said, put pirates out of business. John Malkovich Plays a Pirate in NBC’s ‘Crossbones’ 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Upon first glance, Lowe appears to be protecting the much-coveted chronometer and its inventor from the cutthroat gang boarding their ship. In 'Crossbones,' John Malkovich as Blackbeard is the lure 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z He feeds her curiosity about mathematics and engineering, providing lessons on how to use a chronometer. Love Among the Ruins 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z The third installment of that movement, a certified chronometer called the El Toro, was introduced this week, at the Baselworld luxury watch fair. Special Report: Watches: Complications Turn Perpetual 2010-03-17T20:20:00Z Perhaps they represented freedom; perhaps they were a reminder of the sort of thing you could see if you purchased a Breitling diving chronometer. Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business | Simon Garfield 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z In its later life, the Board supported the two successful methods of finding longitude at sea - chronometer and lunar distance - and broadened its remit into other fields. Navigating 18th-century science: Board of Longitude archive digitised 2013-07-18T06:47:24Z Left with a sextant, chronometer, Walkers Log and paper charts. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The Breitling Cosmonaute Automatic Chronograph: when you simply have to know every bit of time on the planet Breitling, for instance, makes chronometers for men who wish they were pilots or astronauts. Mach2 modernism 2010-07-02T11:03:00Z A young man in a slim suit peeled the protective wrapping from the sapphire crystal of my chronometer and began to polish feverishly. She Was My World, but We Couldn’t Marry 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Bald with a silver goatee, he prefers Commodore to his legendary moniker and speaks softly of many things, including Lowe's horrific fate should he fail to aid in the rebuilding of the chronometer. In 'Crossbones,' John Malkovich as Blackbeard is the lure 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Unlike the captain, Mundy had no sextant and no working chronometer; instead, he relied on his wristwatch and a small compass. Lost at Sea on the Brink of the Second World War 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Plenty of interactive exhibits brings the voyage to life, including hands-on experimentation with a chronometer and Fresnel lens, outtakes from the duo’s journal, and short films. Explore Long Beach Peninsula: Quiet coasts and old-timey fun | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z But such was Worsley's genius with a sextant and a chronometer - maritime navigation instruments - there's high confidence in his calculated coordinates. Shackleton's Endurance: The impossible search for the greatest shipwreck 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The samples will also allow scientists to more precisely calibrate the "chronometer" they use to age surfaces on the inner Solar System planets. China's sample-return Moon mission touches down 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z The magnetic compass, gunpowder, the printing press, the chronometer, the cotton gin, the steam engine and the water wheel are among the many examples. Democratized Information Is Transforming Society 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The instruments on board – chronometer, thermometer, barometer, compass – were, at the time, state-of-the-art. Special Report: Icebound - The climate-change secrets of 19th century ship's logbooks 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Prior to the donation, the museum’s one other chronometer was from World War II. Family donates ice classic clock UA Museum of the North 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z By the eighteenth century, some ships had become mobile labs in which instruments from sextants to chronometers were tested and improved, and ever more accurate sea charts plotted. Explorers at sea: centuries of science afloat 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Strapped to their wrists was a chronometer — a device for measuring time perception. A Father’s Day reminder from science: Your kids aren’t really growing up quickly 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z But that version of the story ignores the contributions of other clockmakers in the UK and in France who also were making progress towards developing reliable chronometers. John Harrison’s super-accurate clock helped solve the longitude puzzle 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z His marine chronometer was used by sailors to accurately measure a ship's position at sea, as well as to tell the time. Appeal for clockmaker statue in village 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z It’s like seeing double: the same squat, wooden box holding a ship’s chronometer. Family donates ice classic clock UA Museum of the North 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Flip it again, and it’s three classic dials for outside temperature, compass and a chronometer that all look like what you would’ve found on a Bentley of 50 years ago. The new Bentley Continental GT packs up-to-date tech under a classic shape 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z But, according to the numbers participants reported seeing on the chronometer, time passed at the same ordinary rate as it did before the free fall. A Father’s Day reminder from science: Your kids aren’t really growing up quickly 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Clymer is preternaturally calm and sumptuously bearded, a self-described “old soul,” who ticks as reliably as a chronometer granted the all-important Geneva Seal. Confessions of a Watch Geek 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Born in 1693, Harrison grew up in Barrow upon Humber where he went on to invent the marine chronometer. Appeal for clockmaker statue in village 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z Another presidential gift that will be up for grabs is the Tiffany American marine chronometer with a plaque engraved with “Good Morning Mr. President” and inscribed “January 1981 Love Francis and Barbara.” Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s furniture and jewelry to be auctioned at Christie’s in September 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Whether they like it or not, formerly settled married men who come out in their middle years reset their personal chronometers, says Fanshawe. Should we embrace the mid-life crisis rather than be embarrassed by it? - BBC News 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Ship's chronometers eventually improved to the point at which a nightly recalibration wasn't needed. More than a century later, Vancouver cannon continues its nightly fire 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Such are the ubiquity of chronometers nowadays that we're hardly ever in a position to forget what time it is - even if we tried. A Point of View: Why it's getting harder to lose track of time - BBC News 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The most striking feature of the 33 mm quartz powered chronometer is a mother-of-pearl dial adorned with 10 round-cut diamonds in the shape of a large number 10 at the 10 o’clock marker. Danica Patrick Unveils 10th Anniversary Tissot Watch At Indianapolis Jeweler 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z They think it is possible to stop or even rewind the body's internal chronometer so that all these diseases will arrive later or not at all. Researchers Study Three Promising Antiaging Therapies 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The Newtonian universe is exactly calibrated, like a chronometer, and leaves plenty of conceptual room for a divine creator to exist outside its casing. To the end of time 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z For that reason and others, the Gateses are turning the 15-year chronometer back to zero, setting targets—and framing ways to achieve them—for 2030. What the Gates Foundation Has Achieved, 15 Years On 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The Clock of the Long Now, as its chief designer, Danny Hillis, calls it, is as much a sociological experiment as a functional chronometer. A Clock for All Time 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Cellular chronometers may even decide when your time is up. Biological Clocks Operate on Many Scales 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z This escapement is traditional and progressive at the same time: inspired by an eighteenth-century escapement devised by Robert Robin for use in marine chronometers, its goal is higher precision. The Audemars Piguet Millenary Quadriennium: How To Leap The Years 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The Rosetta Stone… the chronometer… the credit card…. The Ultimate Icon Of Manhattan? This N-Y Historical Society Exhibit Picks The Brooklyn Bridge, The Bagel And The Subway Token 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The company still benefits from a very strong brand identity based on its historical expertise in marine chronometers. Kering Says Ulysse Nardin Acquisition Will Strengthen Jewelry and Watch Business 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z When we first talked to Rolex, they were intrigued by our requirements for a precise and fail-safe cockpit speedometer, together with a chronometer/stop-watch. Bloodhound Diary: Precision and accuracy 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z But Mr Harrison, a clockmaker from Yorkshire, created a chronometer that overcame these problems. £10m Longitude Prize to be launched 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z He began writing short fiction in the 1960s, and with complete fealty to his internal chronometer completed no more than one story a year. Alistair MacLeod, a Novelist in No Hurry, Dies at 77 2014-04-24T00:53:48Z His father approaches and nods towards the chronometer. Do skiing apps encourage dangerous behaviour? 2014-03-10T01:46:57Z Captain Bligh interrupted the mutiny on the Bounty to save the ship's chronometer. 10 things we didn't know last week 2013-07-19T16:22:50Z Just like the speedometer, the chronometer is analogue, to make it easy to read. Bloodhound Diary: Precision and accuracy 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z Harrison's chronometer solved what was thought to be an intractable problem The UK government is putting up a £1m prize for what it calls a new "grand innovation challenge". PM launches new £1m 'Longitude Prize' 2013-06-14T14:31:48Z The race, witnessed by 60,000 spectators, is the first to have been timed by split-second chronometers, which were imported for the event. AP Sportlight 2013-05-25T04:01:14Z The man grins and takes the chair lift, confident that he is right and the chronometer wrong. Do skiing apps encourage dangerous behaviour? 2014-03-10T01:46:57Z But they will provide far more information than the most advanced G-Shock watch available today, or the most expensive chronometer. Disruptions: Disruptions: The Next Wave for the Wristwatch 2012-08-19T15:00:20Z Translating the Moon's crater chronometer to Mars is a delicate business, says Barbara Cohen, a planetary scientist at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, who is developing a rival portable chronometer. Planetary science: The time machine 2012-07-25T17:20:40.527Z The Yorkshire man produced the first truly accurate marine chronometer with which to navigate safely at sea. PM launches new £1m 'Longitude Prize' 2013-06-14T14:31:48Z Altimeters, heeling indicators, barometer, thermometer, and chronometer, with other scientific instruments, completed the equipment of the room, which was in telephonic communication with every part of the airship. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z A short treatise on the simpler methods of finding position at sea by the observation of the sun’s altitude and the use of the sextant and chronometer. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z The Greenwich meantime, and therefore the longitude at which the sun is vertical, is known by chronometer, and the declination of the sun is known from the Nautical Almanac. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z His chronometer would be mounted on an enhanced version of the Mars Exploration Rovers — Spirit and Opportunity — that landed in 2004. Planetary science: The time machine 2012-07-25T17:20:40.527Z The eighth storey contains vessels of oil, glasses, revolving lamps, some admirable instruments intended for meteorological observations, a thermometer, barometer, and chronometer. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The three boats were mounted on the sledges, the provisions stowed snugly under the thwarts; the chronometers, carefully boxed and padded, placed in the stern-sheets of the Hope, in charge of Mr. Sontag. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Thereat some of them went digging "just for luck," and found something more exciting even than the silk fittings, chronometers, cordage, and anchors which they had taken from the Arctic—they found gold. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z They do this by calibrating a mental clock based on the motion of the sun, which they combine with a “mental chronometer,” or step counting. Sensing Magnets: Navigation in Desert Ants 2012-03-12T17:15:00.397Z A portable, in situ chronometer such as Anderson's could revolutionize how researchers study the Moon, Mars or other rocky bodies. Planetary science: The time machine 2012-07-25T17:20:40.527Z So he threw overboard a chronometer, a valuable sextant, a compass, and other articles which a captain deserting his ship would most certainly have carried away. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Four pork-fat lamps burned brilliantly; ostentatiously paraded were old worsted damask curtains, hunting knives, rifles, chronometers, and beer-barrels, which, as they glowed in the light, astonished the natives. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The old scientist’s chronometer was compared with that of Barwell Dawson. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Mr. Murray had one of our best chronometers, kept in a box, well packed in wool, but exposed to the temperature of the air. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Anderson will have to show not only that his chronometer is fast and light, but also that his dates make sense. Planetary science: The time machine 2012-07-25T17:20:40.527Z These were filled with booty of all kinds, the plunder of at least fifty ships, as they judged by the chronometers, the marks on bales, and other articles. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z He pulled out his chronometer, comparing it with the clock on the mantelpiece. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z When I want to take an observation, I watch my chronometer and wait until it is exactly twelve o’clock. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z At St. Catherine's we remained eight days, and during the interval necessary for ascertaining the rates of the chronometers, I obtained magnetic observations. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z But those dates could do much more than simply calibrate the crater chronometer. Planetary science: The time machine 2012-07-25T17:20:40.527Z The twenty-four chronometers and the mahogany fittings seem to have been especially admired, and are more than once alluded to. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z Not much cash," said Captain Avery, "but I've found a couple of extra compasses and a prime chronometer that I wanted. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Watches and chronometers, on the other hand, can be submitted to the minutest tests. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z Mr. Murray prepared to go along the coast towards Cape Good Success, carrying one of the chronometers, and other necessary instruments, and taking three weeks' provisions. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z It would be an important step gained in verifying the theory of currents, could the precise distance be ascertained by chronometer. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Many high-grade, spring-driven timepieces, such as marine chronometers, continued to incorporate this device until after World War II. A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z The English chronometers are set by what is called Greenwich time. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The display of marine chronometers by this maker, with the Observatory ratings, was of the very first order. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z Sailed from Port Gallant, leaving the Adelaide to rate her chronometers, and rejoin us before leaving the Strait. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The breathing world, I believe, held no secrets from this man, and the mechanism of his reasoning worked with the exactness of a chronometer. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z By 1790 the marine chronometer was so refined that its fundamental design never needed to be changed. A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z If there were no "lunar distances" in the 'Nautical Almanac,' or chronometers, the voyage from New York to Liverpool might require three months instead of a fortnight. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z As will be seen from the report and diagram of Professor Russell, they are good timekeepers, especially the one having the chronometer escapement. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z Short runs were essential, because of the chronometers, and this last had been a long one for them, with much motion, therefore it was necessary I should get observations. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The absence of a chronometer mattered little, since the Madagascar coast was visible to starboard. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The loud ticking of the cabin chronometer and the deep, regular breathing of the sleepers, alone broke the stillness. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z He was staring at his apparatus in a sort of stupor, and by his side the chronometer ticked. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z The "gas governor" exhibited by the same maker, an instrument for regulating the amount of heat in the testing of chronometers, is commended as a useful invention. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z I therefore decided to hasten to Port Desire, for the sake of the chronometer measurements; and from thence proceed to Monte Video and Rio de Janeiro. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z But when the Patriarch was shortened down and he left the deck, he went below and swore very horribly for five minutes by any chronometer. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z A small and delicately-made apparatus introduced into the mechanism of an astronomical clock or chronometer breaks or closes by the action of the clock an electric circuit every second. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z From a kit bag in the corner of the room he produced a leather case, containing two handsome gold chronometers. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z The wild man has no chronometer, no yardstick, no unit of weight, no field-glass. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z After taking observations at noon for latitude, we set out, carrying five days' provisions, a good chronometer, and other instruments. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z He drank his coffee and ate his rolls with an excellent appetite, and then he glanced at his chronometer. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z Had they had the best chronometer ever made it would have been of no further use. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z What then became of the pillage of a hundred merchantmen, the chronometers, etc., which the Times describes as the “spolia opima of a whole mercantile fleet?” An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 2011-08-08T02:00:19.967Z He winds his watch, pins his thought to a chronometer, and disconnects himself from the world-current; then starts off on the well-beaten road. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z Mr. Stokes and I each began another trip in the boats, taking chronometers, and the necessary instruments. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Weather conditions were more important in determining a day's run than the hands of the chronometers. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z If there is occasion to doubt the correctness of his chronometer, the captain of the ship can verify its figures or correct them by this planet. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The ship's chronometer was made practical for navigation by a man who had been lost at sea and despaired of ever again reaching the shore. Every Man His Own University 2011-08-04T02:00:22.623Z But, with the help of various Swiss chronometers, we got it going again didn't we. Olympic circus arrives 2011-07-27T21:39:17Z He carried a chronometer and other necessary instruments. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The chronometers have been shooting the shoots of the pack for weeks. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z He then compares his chronometer with these figures, and either confirms or corrects its indication. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The same system was followed with equal success in producing the first-class pocket-chronometer for the nicest work to which chronometers can be put. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z She pressed the switch and the spotlight of the bulb shot right into the face of the great chronometer in its glass case, hanging above the companionway steps. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z The sights for time were good, and the chronometers were going so steadily that dependence may be placed upon the accuracy of their results. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The chronometers may be, and probably are, far off. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Then chronometers, sufficiently reliable to give correct longitude, were not constructed until some sixty years later, when the earliest maker contrived to turn out, to his credit, a marvellously good one. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Captain Baker desired me to ask my mate to take the sun, as he had a chronometer on board, and the privateer had not. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z She has no chronometer which can tell us when the first buildings were erected, when man first dwelt in cities, first used implements or arms; still less, language and reflection. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z We left Donkin Cove, as soon as I had taken observations for the chronometers. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z He reached the Arctic Ocean, recovered the log-books, chronometer, and other articles on November 14th, when a severe storm obliged him to abandon the search. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z I had the pleasure of watching the chronometer and calling time on signal from the observer. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z The radioactive minerals are shown to be recording their own age with the exquisite accuracy of a chronometer—their records checking physical, astronomical, and geological methods of computation. Are the Planets Inhabited? 2011-04-24T02:00:07.733Z In the absence of clocks, watches, and chronometers, there could not be anything like scientific accuracy, and the attempt to apply scientific principles to Scandinavian chronology only renders confusion still more confused. The Discovery of America by the Northmen, 985-1015 2011-04-05T02:00:12.443Z I had a chronometer with me, but as we never saw the sun, nor even a star, I should have been as well without it. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z All artificial or mechanical devices, such as hour-glasses, watches, clocks, chronometers, etc., are simply contrivances for the more convenient application of that general and natural standard to all particular events. Ontology or the Theory of Being 2011-04-01T02:00:38.727Z He sold his winter overcoat, and the golden chronometer which his father had given to him on his sixteenth birthday, and which was to have been an heirloom for Siegi. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z A whaleboat was lowered, and ten minutes later the Russians returned from the wreck with a chronometer and a sextant. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Do not sell the chronometer unless you get a good price for it. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z At noon, high mountains were visible from the deck; our latitude, by observation, was 48� 51′, and our longitude, by chronometer, 00� 27′ west of Port Henry. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z From ten o'clock on he drew out his chronometer every quarter of an hour; at twelve he appeared in the Palazzo Morsini. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z By the passage of the polar star over the meridian, the magnetic variation at Ankóber was observed, with the aid of a well-regulated chronometer, to be 7 degrees westerly. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z I knew it was not the most correct of chronometers. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z The next moment he appeared with his arms full of chronometers, and, standing in the doorway, tore the costly instruments from their cases and dashed them to pieces on the coral flagstones at his feet. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z While remaining here our chronometers were cleaned, and some of them repaired; and the ship was refitted and provisioned, with a full supply for the Beagle and Adelaide as well as herself. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Times of swing were determined by the observation of coincidences of the pendulum with chronometer signals. Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 2011-01-22T03:00:16.753Z Various Manufacturers of watches, chronometers and clocks, have favored the writer with more or less valuable information in answer to queries on the subject, which has been tabulated and which is shown in table XII. Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology 2011-01-20T03:00:07.073Z Then again, on these long voyages, the chronometer may be corrected by comparing it with the chronometer of some other ship at sea, more recently from home. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Out of the remainder of the oil you can pay yourself for the chronometer, and Mr. Harry Skillings for the trade I had from him. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Fortunately, we had completed wood and water, and now only waited for observations, to rate the chronometers, for our run to Valparaiso, whither it was my intention to proceed. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The chronometer signals worked a relay that gave a horizontal spark which was reflected into the telescope from the mirrors. Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 2011-01-22T03:00:16.753Z The teeth of chronometer scape wheels should not be oiled, as it is liable to seriously alter the rate. Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology 2011-01-20T03:00:07.073Z Now in an artificial world like ours, the soul of man is further removed from its God and the Heavenly Truth, than the chronometer carried to China, is from Greenwich. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Do not sell the chronometer unless you get a good price for it. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z The Beagle returned to Port Otway the following day, and in an interval of better weather obtained the observations necessary for ascertaining the latitude and longitude of the port, and for rating the chronometers. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The time of swing was measured by coincidences with the beat of a chronometer. Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 2011-01-22T03:00:16.753Z We observed to-day in latitude 20° 7′; the longitude, as told by our faithful chronometer, being 57° 12′. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Because, in all that interval his bequeathed chronometer has still preserved its original Heaven's time, and the general Jerusalem of this world has likewise carefully preserved its own. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z It was a skilfully constructed machine, which worked like a chronometer; but when once the mainspring was broken, all was over. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z Happily, being a good naval chronometer, it had not been injured in the shock of my fall. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z The Emperor waited, with his eyes fixed on a chronometer which Waldemar held in his hand. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z I will cause to be sent to the Alabama, the Sumter’s chronometers, and other nautical instruments and charts, and the remainder of her officers and crew. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z For in their wickedness downright wicked men sin as much against their own horologes, as against the heavenly chronometer. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z The captain was very anxious to have a good landfall, as his best chronometer had met with an accident a few days before, and he was rather doubtful as to its correctness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 My watch was a gold one—a naval chronometer: the inside of the case was burnished and bright. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z Hansen was occupied in preparing tabular forms necessary for our observations, curves of the movement of our chronometers, and other such things. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 If her chronometers, sextants, telescopes, and charts were left in possession of the master, they would be transferred to, and used in the navigation of some other ship. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Bacon's brains were mere watch-maker's brains; but Christ was a chronometer; and the most exquisitely adjusted and exact one, and the least affected by all terrestrial jarrings, of any that have ever come to us. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z They took my chronometer and everything I had, even robbing me of the jacket I had on, and leaving me almost naked. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... In our presence he wound up the two chronometers, which are always kept in the captain's room, for on them are dependent the daily calculations of the correct longitude. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Some lunar observations were obtained in the afternoon of the 25th, and their results assured us that the chronometers were going steadily. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The masters of my prizes frequently remonstrated against my capturing their chronometers; in some instances claiming them as their own individual property. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z I once had for a shipmate a man who swore hard and fast that he once found in a shark a ship's chronometer that was still ticking. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 When the instrument is wound the little arrow-band points to "Up," and after the chronometer has run twenty-four hours the arrow stands against "Wind," meaning that it is time for it to be wound. Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 The Techniker married Bertha, the doctor's second daughter,—the eldest was resolved to remain single,—and the doctor's son, who made chronometers, returned from his travels. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. In the evening of the 17th, a telescope was put up in the meridian for finding the rates of the chronometers by the transit of Arcturus. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Having taken sights for our chronometers, on the morning after our arrival, and again to-day, I have been enabled to verify their rates. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z "I'll take a chronometer sight right away, and another two hours from now, and work out the position by astronomical cross-bearings—Sumner's method, I think you sailors call it." Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 "What has a chronometer got to do with the weather?" Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 Mr. Fogg gave one the idea of being perfectly balanced, like a perfect chronometer, and as well regulated. Round the World in Eighty Days Our stock consisted of two small sextants, two artificial horizons, two altitude instruments, a repeating circle for lunar observations, and a small transit telescope for ascertaining the rates of the chronometers. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The chronometer of the Golden Rocket proves to be a good instrument. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Thornton went at once to the chronometer and set his watch by it. Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 Now a chronometer is nothing but a finely regulated timepiece used by navigators. Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 He did not appear to be any more interested than one of the ship's chronometers. Round the World in Eighty Days Literature aboard the Moung Poh was represented between the chronometer and the bottle rack by a scant half dozen of Admiralty publications. Where the Pavement Ends He repaid my kindness by stealing the ship’s chronometer, which he falsely told the midshipman in charge of the prize I had given him leave to take with him. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z But at eight o'clock he eased his mind a little by winding the chronometer. Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 Andrew hesitated, and, with doubt and unwillingness, placed the chronometer in her hand. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Now on this day, although he had not touched it, his watch agreed exactly with the ship's chronometer. Round the World in Eighty Days I pulled forth my chronometer; it was just six o'clock. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar At noon, we observed in latitude 9° 14′; the longitude, by chronometer, being 59° 10′. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The man stood tense, one hand holding before his silica-and-steel-helmeted head a large pocket chronometer, the other lightly grasping the balloon. Triplanetary Now, the chronometer had just disappeared in the general receptacle of offerings to the oracle, when heavy footsteps were heard descending the staircase leading to the hall. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative The chronometers were gone, too, but one and three-quarters Earth days equalled one Serrengian day, and by that he could compute when the ships from Earth were due. The Colonists A Benz chronometer, given to me by Section Secretary Andrews on the completion of my twenty-five years of service. Tape Jockey The master had been afraid of offending Earl Russell, until the chronometer was named to him, when his scruples were at once removed. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z From an observation he had made in the morning, he also concluded that, allowing every likely error for the chronometer, he must yet be many degrees west of the Cape, and was drifting rapidly westward. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer Of the two men, one was extravagantly attired in dark-blue silk, obviously hand-woven, with large sapphire rings on the fingers of both hands, and a slim, eight-dial chronometer on the left wrist. Rich Living It was well past midnight by the illuminated dial of the waterproof chronometer that Sarnak had given Gerry when he awoke. The Golden Amazons of Venus "Sure," Scriven cast a malicious glance up to the antique ship's chronometer which hung over the bar. The Brain The morning after our arrival—the 30th of July—was bright and beautiful, and I landed early to get sights for my chronometers. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Considering the rough use to which his chronometer had been subjected, he decided that he would steer a westerly course, keeping a little north, so as to make the Cape, and thus reach Simon’s Bay. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer The chronometer showed fourteen hours and twenty-seven minutes since they left the Happy Dream. The Legion of Lazarus His room was furnished with his hammock, his chronometer, and his pipe: there were also a table and a chair. Toilers of the Sea If you succeed in getting near him without unsettling him, actually stay by him, as firm as a statue, for a quarter of an hour by one of Barwise's best chronometers. The Dog The consideration was, twice as many provisions as the prisoners could consume, and a chronometer. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The chronometer pinged warningly at him, notifying him that he was now a full hour late for Jennette's birthday party, but the code required the second try. World Without War The chronometer stopped so I don't even know what time it is. The Beasts in the Void It was found to contain provisions, a telescope, a chronometer, a man's clothing, and linen marked with Clubin's initials. Toilers of the Sea He asked if there was water enough and food, if the log and chronometer and compasses had been stowed away. Eleven Possible Cases It was my usual hour for landing, to get sights for my chronometers. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z But he was there with me, and I just kept my eye on the chronometer. The Flaming Mountain His belt chronometer told him it would be about time for Morones to get up from his "night's" sleep. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 The interest of the specimen is that it contains the germ of the chronometer escapement and free pendulum, which is possibly destined to be the escapement of the future. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Whole eternities pass there in what seems to be an interval too brief to record on Cupid's chronometer. Cupid's Middleman By the way, one of my amusements, now, was to wind and compare a number of chronometers, daily. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z “Overboard with the ballast, the main-mast, and the chronometer!” is the cry. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) I remember the time, 'cause the Cap'n's chronometer watch that he left with her lay on the stand for her to take her drops by. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine A consideration of this escapement will show that it is only the application of the detached chronometer escapement to a clock. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" We hauled sharp up to windward, and, as we drew on, we saw what was the matter, and the sight caused our Old Man to dive below to his charts, cursing his wayward chronometer. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea As to the deposit of chronometers, and other valuable articles, the whole story is a myth. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The nick made by the knife, if released while the chronometer rod is still suspended, is the zero point. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Only chronometers and watches served to tell the change from night to day. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Cases have considerable effect on the air, which moves with a pendulum and is flung off from it at each vibration; the going rate of a chronometer can be altered by removing the case. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Ann was crouching on the floor near a small metallic box, gently turning knobs, checking the dial reading against a small chronometer on her wrist. Infinite Intruder If his chronometer is right, he may feel safe; let him have reason to doubt its accuracy, and he knows how the perils surrounding him are increased. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. The wire of the first forms part of the circuit of an electromagnet which, so long as it is energized, supports Le Bouleng�. a vertical rod called the “chronometer.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The less precious goods were hoisted roughly; the chronometer, after repeated failures, was passed gently and successfully from hand to hand; and there remained only the more difficult business of embarking Huish. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Soldiers along the route were timing us at intervals with chronometers, and noting our numbers. Miss Cayley's Adventures “We’re all ready, bless you—men’s chests, chronometer, papers, and all.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) The rates of chronometers on trial for purchase by the Board of Admirality, at the Observatory, are posted up and printed in an official form. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. So our first anniversary was spent in checking our movements with a telescope, a camera and a chronometer. The Minus Woman “Now let’s get this chronometer fixed,” said he, and led the way into the house. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Here is the first model of Davy's safety-lamp; there a chronometer which aided Cook in his famous voyage round the world. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science It was, he saw from the chronometer, seven o’clock; and he rose charged with tense energy, engaged in activities of a far different order. Wild Oranges Over my head were the charts, still glowing, the chronometers in their gimballed beds, and the television disc. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 I am hypnotized by my chronometer; the hands are crawling through glue; I am still staring at it when, at the exact second, we go off Mass-Time. The Lost Kafoozalum “Are you going to berth here?” asked Herrick, following the captain into the state-room, where he began to adjust the chronometer in its place at the bed-head. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston I, however, never approach it without due preparation and humility, so crowded is it with scientific instruments, telescopes, chronometers, barometers, gasometers, etc., none of which may be touched by hands profane. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 It was an immense satisfaction for us all, especially for Hansen, for it proved our chronometers to be in excellent order. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I She is true to all her promises to the very letter, and so punctual that railroad time might be kept by her instead of a chronometer. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 For this we shall want a good watch, or pocket chronometer, and a sextant or other instrument for taking altitudes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" “And you told me yourself you weren’t sure of the chronometer.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston The 15-tooth escape wheel locks on a spring detent and gives impulse to the balance in one direction only, being a conventional chronometer escapement. The Auburndale Watch Company First American Attempt Toward the Dollar Watch In less than an hour by the Nomad's chronometer the towers of Vlor-urdin were sighted. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 The commander frowned and looked at his chronometer again. The Most Sentimental Man On the other hand, the chronometer of Brockbank & Atkins, which has hitherto been regarded as not quite so reliable, is making up for past shortcomings by a spell of good conduct. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' When they awoke the chronometer recorded the passing of twelve hours, and they had to tear a network of strong fibers with which the tree had invested them preparatory to absorbing their bodies as food. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Also, looking at the perspective view, we see that while the chronometer escapement has been retained, the balance has been placed eccentrically to make room for the center arbor. The Auburndale Watch Company First American Attempt Toward the Dollar Watch In the freighter's cabin the chronometer was again approaching the hour of twenty-two; for nearly twenty-four hours the ship had been on her plodding way. The Finding of Haldgren He stood with a strained tautness, staring feverishly at the chronometer. Competition It was certainly a good landfall, especially considering the230 difficulties which we had met with on account of the chronometers. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' He examined the two chronometers, assuring himself that they were well wound, and congratulated himself that they were not dependent on the defunct power plant for energy. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Patent 179019 showing Hopkins’ device to prevent the tripping of a chronometer escapement. The Auburndale Watch Company First American Attempt Toward the Dollar Watch In addition to this work, by carrying a set of accurate chronometers, he was to check up the longitude of the various ports to be visited in this circumnavigation of the globe. The Meaning of Evolution Bishop noticed the thistle bouquet in a vase over the chronometer. Competition Tom has been deeply immersed in calculations all this afternoon, the best of the three chronometers on board, by Dent, having behaved in a very erratic manner since we got into a cooler temperature. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' He carefully packed a few essentials in his knapsack, together with one chronometer and a tiny gyroscopic compass. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 By observation the latitude then was 55° 57', and the longitude, according to the chronometer, 7° 40'.* The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Nine P. M. of Earth Eastern-American time, recorded now upon his Earth chronometer. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Sr. Hammond is taking the longitude, but finds a difference of several minutes between his excellent watch and chronometer, and fears the latter has been shaken. Memoir of an Eventful Expedition in Central America Resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of Iximaya, in an Unexplored Region; and the Possession of two Remarkable Aztec Children, Descendants and Specimens of the Sacerdotal Caste, (now nearly extinct,) of the Ancient Aztec Founders of the Ruined Temples of that Country, Described by John L. Stevens, Esq., and Other Travellers. He started when he saw the V of the chronometer's hands. When the Sleepers Woke He glanced at the chronometer on his wrist. Acid Bath By observation the latitude was 74° 1', and the longitude, according to the chronometer, 77° 15'. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras My chronometer marked five A. M. of our original Earth starting time. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Both the watch and its owner, however, have been a great deal more shaken, for the chronometer has been all the time in the midst of a thick blanket, and has had no falls. Memoir of an Eventful Expedition in Central America Resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of Iximaya, in an Unexplored Region; and the Possession of two Remarkable Aztec Children, Descendants and Specimens of the Sacerdotal Caste, (now nearly extinct,) of the Ancient Aztec Founders of the Ruined Temples of that Country, Described by John L. Stevens, Esq., and Other Travellers. He glanced at the chronometer on the console ahead. Cogito, Ergo Sum When his chronometer clocked off the beginning of the twenty-first day, Jon received a tumbler of the hemlock from the hands of No. 1 himself. Acid Bath She stared nervously at the chronometer, or watched Ramsey’s lips as he silently read away the seconds. Equation of Doom The latitude observed with an artificial horizon on shore, was 34º 22' 39" north; longitude by mean of two chronometers, agreeing nearly, 126º 2' 52" east. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island He held up a gold chronometer in a case which was flat and square, with rounded corners, and engraved elaborately—a watch which would catch the eye and induce comment. The Tale of Timber Town Then abruptly he consulted the chronometer on the far wall. Two Plus Two Makes Crazy By the chronometer I have still seven minutes before the boat and pail sink out of sight forever. Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy "My chronometer—my clock, you know—was losing a good deal, and I looked through my sextant at them to find out where we really were." The Sandman: His Sea Stories Thus it is, I think, generally admitted, that it is almost impossible to rate a chronometer from altitudes observed with the sea horizon. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island Rachel was examining the chronometers, one by one; opening and shutting their cases, examining their dials, peering into their mysterious works. The Tale of Timber Town It is, in fact, recorded that he was once expected to speak when on a Royal Commission about some question of chronometers, but that he would not. Pioneers of Science But he swung back the door and rummaged through books and papers, disturbing a chronometer and a small cash-box that held the schooner's limited amount of ready cash. A Man to His Mate The fusee is still used for marine chronometers, for some clocks that have a mainspring and pendulum, and occasionally for watches. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use The longitudes by chronometer have all been carefully recomputed, and the greatest care was taken in ascertaining the various latitudes. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island Joe, after a glance at the bridge deck chronometer, dropped below on his way to his sending table. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise They had guns, too, in handsome gun-cases; and compasses, and chronometers, and pocket editions of the poets. The Land of Thor Though in reality but an enunciation regarding the authorship of certain chronometers, it might possibly enough appear, from its metonymic character, to be also a revelation regarding the construction of chronometers. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed When the same signal reaches Callisto, the correct time for the chronometer used in commerce would be noon when it is really a quarter to one. Empire The longitude of the Lyra's observatory at Napakiang by the mean of thirty-six lunar observations on both sides of the moon, is 127º 37' 28" east; by four chronometers, agreeing nearly, 127º 38' 30" east. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island Why should we try to measure this term day, in its first occurrences, by a chronometer which did not come into use until the fourth day? The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 “He has a chronometer worth four hundred roubles; he showed it to me.” The Brothers Karamazov The sailor's error respecting the construction of chronometers is to be tested and exposed, not by any references to what his friend had said, but by the art of the chronometer maker. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed "Six-thirty now," he said, and restored the chronometer to his waistcoat pocket. The Dop Doctor From this the difference of longitude was measured by two chronometers. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island Leslie also seized the opportunity to compare the chronometer saved from the Mermaid with those belonging to the Minerva, and was much gratified to find that it was absolutely to be relied upon. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure But when they looked at the ruby-studded chronometer, it was nearly three-quarters of an hour. The Magic World When merely told regarding the authorship of the chronometer, they held that they had been told also respecting the mechanism of the chronometer. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed The silver table-clock, the clock upon the mantelshelf, and the grandfather clock in the corner, ran a race with the chronometer in the pocket of the sleeping man. The Dop Doctor By sights with chronometer on the meridian of these islands, we ascertained that the west end of the northern one lies in 124º 44-1/2' east. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island He’s got a real dandy sextant in his cabin that I’ll take it upon me to let you have the use of; and the chronometer’s in there too. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure Thus, by means of the chronometer and the quadrant, the sailing-master is enabled to designate his exact situation upon the ocean chart. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands But it may be of very little importance to him to know how chronometers are made. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Tuesday, June 15th.—Longitude, by chronometer, 70° 47' west; latitude observed, 32° 12' north: are barely making a northwest course, with a westerly variation. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas It is essential to keep the chronometer as quiet as possible. Lectures in Navigation It is not much that I would ask of you—merely to note the chronometer times for me when I take my observations of the sun for the longitude. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure On looking at the chronometer I found the time was nearly eleven o'clock. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story The demonstrable principles of the art, as practised by the makers of chronometers, must be the test of all supposed revelations regarding the principles and mechanism of chronometer making. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed The Professor, a few moments before noon, ascended to the observatory with sextant and chronometer, and determined the latitude and longitude of "Silver Cloud," as Mrs. Jones had named the aluminum ship. Doctor Jones' Picnic Just before taking the observation, you will compare your watch with the chronometer to notice the exact difference between the two. Lectures in Navigation The great clock at Westminster shrinks into insignificance when compared with the mighty clock which the captain uses for setting his chronometer. The Story of the Heavens Our chronometer was housed in a substantial non-magnetic cubicle, with a very thick glass window, in order to protect it from the magnetism and electricity which pervaded our vessel. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story To the closing hour of time, Providence may be to him a baffling enigma: but ere the first hour has struck on heaven’s chronometer, all will be clear. The Faithful Promiser In calculating longitude the error was apt to be much greater, for in the absence of chronometers there were no accurate means for marking differences in time. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest As chronometers have their face marked only from 0 to 12 as in the case of an ordinary watch, it is necessary to transpose this watch or chronometer time into astronomical time. Lectures in Navigation Comparing this with the indications of the chronometer, he finds the required correction. The Story of the Heavens As well might we say that because a watchmaker constructs a chronometer with a movement somewhat like that of his own heart, therefore he is mechanical, metallic, and round. Moon Lore Under these circumstances Sir James carefully examined both, and at once decided on following the course by chronometer; and the fleet safely anchored in Torbay in the middle of the night. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II The watches and chronometer were looked upon with suspicion, their ticking causing curiosity and even anxiety. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet The Chronometer The chronometer is nothing more than a very finely regulated clock. Lectures in Navigation An unknown error of a minute in the chronometer might perhaps lead the vessel fifteen miles from its proper course. The Story of the Heavens They were sitting together at the repairing bench, the clockmaker busy with an old chronometer. Christopher and the Clockmakers We returned to Pa-tchu-san to rate our chronometers, and sailed on the same day. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Ships from Europe, bound to Peru, which do not go into Chile, usually touch at Juan Fernandez to test their chronometers. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests When you take your observation, note the watch time, apply the difference between the chronometer and watch, and the result will be the CT. Lectures in Navigation To ascertain the Greenwich time the ship carries a chronometer which has been carefully rated before starting, and, as a precaution, two or three chronometers are usually provided to guard against the risk of error. The Story of the Heavens "Oh, I tinker a chronometer once in a while," McPhearson answered. Christopher and the Clockmakers Bodies of armed men came down in haste to oppose our landing, which we did with a view of taking sights to verify the chronometers. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery In this chapter the yard-stick, the balance, the chronometer, and other machines and instruments come to figure among the 'relations' external to the mind. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy It is an invariable practice among good mariners to leave the chronometer alone. Lectures in Navigation The latitude of our landing-place was 73° 27′ 23″, the longitude by chronometers 90° 50′ 34.6″, and the variation of the magnetic needle 125° 34′ 42″ westerly. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage Well, if you wish to learn about chronometers you have chosen a somewhat difficult subject. Christopher and the Clockmakers It has four alarm clocks, three pairs of cuff-links and a chronometer in it! Left Guard Gilbert The chronometer in the suit was not working. The Memory of Mars When you are in port, you can find out from a time ball or from some chronometer maker what your error is. Lectures in Navigation To arrange an instrument for use and observation; as, to adjust a sextant, or the escapement of a chronometer. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Sixty years of his life he had devoted to experimenting with and perfecting his chronometer. Christopher and the Clockmakers He bought the chronometers, and he also bought the contents of the chest and divided them among the men who went ashore. With Cochrane the Dauntless "Just a little peep at dainty Miss Mission, to say night-night," he smiled, unfastening the catch on the chronometer case. Gold Out of Celebes Put this in your Note-Book: To find an azimuth of the sun: Note the time of taking the azimuth by chronometer. Lectures in Navigation Is estimated by the difference between the time at the place, and the time indicated by chronometer. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. A glass hung in brackets on the wall; there was a hog-yoke in its case upon a little table, and a ship’s chronometer, and a compass.... All the Brothers Were Valiant It needed but a glance to show that the latter were two chronometers and three quadrants. With Cochrane the Dauntless Don't you attach any importance to the theft of that photo from my chronometer case? Gold Out of Celebes At exact time of taking sight, note chronometer time. Lectures in Navigation It is the only check on chronometers, and very valuable in long voyages, though now much neglected, since the establishment of compulsory examination in the merchant service, which does not require lunars. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Belle, get out the chronometer and a hunk of something. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar He pointed to the chronometers, and asked by signs how much was wanted for them. With Cochrane the Dauntless And to think of my coming back by Coventry, on Saturday, to receive the chronometer—also without you! The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 This watch should be a good one and receive as much care, in its way, as the chronometer. Lectures in Navigation The going of a chronometer as established on board, instead of that supplied from the shore. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. All these longitudes are determined according to our chronometers, which were tried immediately after our arrival in Manilla. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 I have bought the chronometers and quadrants, and they have certainly not been in the water; also the contents of a sea-chest, which I divided among the men. With Cochrane the Dauntless As it was not certain that Pointe aux Tremble could be easily made out from a distance, it was necessary to keep careful watch of the chronometer and the propeller revolution gauge. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland About fifteen minutes before that time compare your watch with your chronometer to get the C-W. Lectures in Navigation Observations taken to determine the time or latitude, as well as for chronometer rates. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. By a very good chronometer, I found the difference between Cape Frio and Botafogo 1° 6' 20"; so that the true longitude of Cape Frio from Greenwich must be 42° 1' 12". A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 As soon as they arrived on board, Captain Pinder examined the chronometers and pronounced them to be excellent ones. With Cochrane the Dauntless The passenger had been assigned the duty of watching the engine gauge and recording it, together with the chronometer record. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Keep in each chronometer case or in a book nearby the error and daily rate of all chronometers on board. Lectures in Navigation If unaccompanied by corrections for longitude by chronometer, and for latitude, it is termed only the dead-reckoning. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Our longitudes were fixed by good chronometers, which having been regulated at Cape Venus, could not in so short a time have made any important error. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 I shall, of course, try and find out who was the captain of that ship whose chronometers he bought. With Cochrane the Dauntless There was little conversation, and in order to divert his companion, Norman manufactured a job for Paul by assigning to him the duty of watching the engine revolution gauge and the chronometer. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Captain Murray stood at the foot of the ladder, chronometer in hand, a picture of calm decision; while another uniformed official faced him from the other side the plank, to scan the tickets presented. Dorothy's Travels JOB-WATCH, or Hack-watch, for taking astronomical sights, which saves taking the chronometer on deck or on shore to note the time. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Faces isn't the chronometer to steer your boat to the good ones. Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon Lastly, there is no shadow of proof that the chest in which the money was found came from the same ship as the chronometers; they may be the proceeds of two different acts of piracy. With Cochrane the Dauntless Of course, there was a lot of chronometers, and on top of a pile of 'em was a carved cocoanut. Old Junk This childhood, as any childhood, can be characterized as devoid of any real understanding of values, as is that of a child who uses a priceless chronometer to crack nuts. Manhood of Humanity. The job-watch for taking an observation, compared before and after with the chronometer. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. It gives for latitude 7 degrees 20 minutes North, while his chronometer furnishes him with the longitude 82 degrees 12 minutes West. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea It is true that Mr. Embleton was offered by one of their chiefs some chronometers and the contents of a sea-chest. With Cochrane the Dauntless The way to find the longitude, he explained to us, was by means of the chronometer. A Yacht Voyage Round England The duel had been settled for twelve o'clock, and it was exactly half after eleven by my chronometer when a servant came to warn us that the coach was at the door. The Honourable Mr. Tawnish "He's taken chronometer sights," mused Denman, as he leaned against the companion hood. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility Having already determined their longitude by the barque’s chronometer, they have kept it by log-reckoning, and their present observation is but to confirm them in the latitude. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea While this transaction had been going on, Jim had carried the boxes containing the chronometers and quadrants to his comrades. With Cochrane the Dauntless Then the quadrants, chronometers, and other nautical instruments are of superior construction, and their use better understood; and, lastly, compasses indicate more truly the direction in which the ship is sailing. A Yacht Voyage Round England Again entering the captain's cabin, he returned with two or three charts, a sextant and the ship's chronometer, which he placed on the table just as a heavy footfall sounded on the companion steps. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 The log-line was not invented until the 17th century, and accurate chronometers for determining longitude did not come into use until still later. A History of Sea Power Beside the instruments were two chronometers synchronised from Greenwich and beating time together to the thousandth part of a second, counting out what might perhaps be the last seconds of human life on earth. The World Peril of 1910 No doubt owners of vessels that have been missing will call at the office to inspect the chronometers. With Cochrane the Dauntless The Board of Longitude also amply furnished the expedition with the best astronomical and other instruments which might be required, and with four watch-machines, as chronometers were then called. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries Beside my ring, there were five other valuable diamonds, my chronometer, which with its regular beat and stem-winding arrangement was a great curiosity. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude For justice decrees that the time spent on the work should be counted by the minute, almost as by the chronometers of psychological experiment. Spontaneous Activity in Education The chronometers began to tick off the seconds of the last minute. The World Peril of 1910 Those chronometers would never have floated, and them polished cases have never been in the water.” With Cochrane the Dauntless Captain Cook’s object in visiting Matavai Bay was that Mr Wales, the astronomer, might correct the chronometers of the ship by a known longitude. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries I had a chronometer, several valuable diamonds, a revolver and gun. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Perhaps the commonest test applied by most observers is that of the facility or difficulty of reading the faces of chronometers or watches. The Story of Eclipses The commander checked his chronometer as the delegates went to send their coded reports to their home worlds. Victory Directly behind him, close to a bulkhead chronometer, which was clicking out the seconds with unabashed regularity, was a misty blue visiplate that merely had to be switched on to bring the pilots into view. The Sky Trap Involuntarily, he glanced at his wrist, but the chronometer was gone. But, I Don't Think I wore my chronometer tied by a stout string. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude In India in 1868, one observer stated that it was impossible to recognise a person’s face three yards off, and lamplight was needed for reading his chronometer. The Story of Eclipses Now he sat quiet waiting for the reply, glancing at the chronometer. The Ultimate Weapon De Hooch looked up at the chronometer on the wall. The Bramble Bush Other articles of value were saved in the same manner, including the captain's chronometer and sextant, the sad neglect of which had caused the terrible disaster. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise That you cannot transmit at the hours reserved for naval radio stations to send out the time signals by which navigators set their chronometers, or when operators are broadcasting, goes without saying. Walter and the Wireless On the astronomer’s table in the Herald office were a large map and a chronometer. The Story of Eclipses "Can you tow us to New York?" asked Elisha, who had brought up the chronometer and placed it on the house, ready to take morning sights for his longitude if the sun should appear. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea He looked at the chronometer dial inside his helmet. The Bramble Bush He wriggled his fat fingers, covered with diamonds of great price, along the huge gold chain attached to his chronometer. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery But somewhere, afar and apart, the finger was about to descend upon the chronometer that timed his race. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story The latter indicated exact Greenwich time, and the former showed the correct position of the Moon’s shadow at the beginning of every minute by the chronometer. The Story of Eclipses But the log-book contained no reference to the loss of the chronometer. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea A chronometer is an instrument for measuring time. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois There was also a small medicine-chest, a telescope, a compass, and a chronometer. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery The sweep hand on the chronometer made its rounds several times before he answered. Unwise Child Give them but a clear sky, with the signs of the trees and rocks, and they needed neither compass nor chronometer. The Scalp Hunters "Seven, allowing for wild steering," said the captain when he had stowed away his chronometer and returned to the deck. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The legislature was made to know that the rational hopes of the problem were centered in the improvement of the lunar tables and the improvement of chronometers. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I The chronometer I had carefully wound up every day, and it was still going when I returned to the wreck. The Two Shipmates At least, when a ship returned from an interstellar trip, the ship’s chronometer was within a second or two, plus or minus, of Greenwich time. Unwise Child At last, my little trinkets and gold chronometer were sacrificed to pay the lawyer for a final memorial and to liquidate a week’s lodging in advance. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver The bowsprit light was rigged nightly; they hove the log every two hours; and Captain Swarth made scratches and notches on the sliding-hood of the companionway, while careful to wind his chronometer daily. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea He also corresponded with Huyghens concerning the use of chronometers for the purpose. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Having claimed the sextant and chronometer when I was carried on board, I was told that they were no longer mine, and care was taken that I should not ascertain the ship’s position. The Two Shipmates The chronometer, every piece of brass, and every sail and rope of any importance was taken out of her, and this included the sails that were unbent. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century The animal stomach is a very nice chronometer, and it is of the utmost importance to observe regular hours in feeding, cleaning, and milking. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure In the morning he removed the bandages and took in the sight of his state-room fittings: the bulkhead, his desk, chronometer, cutlass, and clothing hanging on the hooks. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea He did not know but that any little assistance he could give in Nautical Astronomy was becoming of less and less value every day, owing to the improvement of chronometers. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Among other articles were my sextant, chronometer, and nautical almanacks, which I had brought in my chest from the Dolphin, though unable to use them on board the privateer till the day I spoke of. The Two Shipmates The Omans manufactured watches, clocks, and chronometers which divided the Ardrian day into twenty-four Ardrian hours, with minutes and seconds as usual. Masters of Space It does not attract as much attention as the gilt clock with its sweet chimes, but men who know things are aware that the chronometer has the more real merit. Dollars and Sense Our chronometer's all right; we never needed it, an' don't now, but it's a big help in a salvage claim. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The hospital on board was used for the necessary instruments—four chronometers, two theodolites, guns, telescopes, camp furniture, and piles of books and printed forms. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Well then," said I, "if, when you get aboard, you'll give me the time by your chronometer, I'll set my watch by it; but I'll thank you very much for the chart. The Frozen Pirate The watches and chronometer were looked upon with suspicion, their ticking causing anxiety and curiosity. In the Forbidden Land Have the chronometer for your ideal and not the fancy clock, for true merit will certainly receive due reward. Dollars and Sense Then followed others which said that the chronometer was broken. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea These choice treasures consisted of some eggs, a kayak, a kodak, a chronometer, and a leg of mutton! A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell My watch, though antique, was a noble piece of mechanism, and I have little doubt, as trustworthy as his chronometer. The Frozen Pirate She drew out a beautiful little diamond-studded chronometer of foreign and very expensive make. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage The expensive chronometer works steadily along doing its work well and faithfully. Dollars and Sense It struck Elisha's chronometer and knocked it off the house, box and all, into the sea. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea “Ach, tell him to go——” The lieutenant drew out his gold chronometer. Witch-Doctors I hollowed my hands, and, hailing the captain, who was on the quarter-deck, asked him for the time by his chronometer. The Frozen Pirate The chronometer is still more highly detached than the lever. An Analysis of the Lever Escapement "I can't get a line on my chronometer without your longitude." A Son Of The Sun The steward knew enough to wind the chronometer until I learned how. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea My excellent watch was an admirable chronometer to me for the short period of my peregrinations; but I required a sextant, some philosophical instruments, and books. Peter Schlemihl They might have proved themselves fleeter navigators had they had the sextant and chronometer to help them along. The Frozen Pirate While the lifting action of the lever escapement corresponds to that of the cylinder, the fork and roller action corresponds to the impulse action in the chronometer and duplex escapements. An Analysis of the Lever Escapement "It must be the chronometer, sir," the mate reassured his owner. A Son Of The Sun Then we blundered round the Horn somehow, and before long I could take chronometer sights for the longitude. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea "I think not, dear," her husband corrected her, consulting his celebrated chronometer. The Sins of Séverac Bablon In one corner was a mass of articles, the case of a ship's chronometer, the horn of a phonograph, some tin tubes of different lengths, and other odds and ends, which could not be recognized. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island “It is ever the way with these half-fledged boys who think themselves men while their faces are yet hairless,” growled the captain, casting a glance at his unfailing chronometer, the rising sun. The Hot Swamp With a broken chronometer longitude was out of the question. A Son Of The Sun A difference is found to exist between the time at the spot where the observation is taken, and the time of the chronometer. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships These were the chronometer and the azimuth compass of the Bounty. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers “Likely enough,” said the captain, “but my chronometer ain’t quite so reg’lar since we left the sea; it might ha’ bin more,—mayhap less.” The Lighthouse “Just gone ten,” said Slag, consulting a chronometer that bore some resemblance to an antique warming-pan. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue He had elected to make his first call at Leu-Leu, which lay farthest, and now found himself lost at sea with a chronometer that played tricks. A Son Of The Sun I was sure that my chronometer was right. Charlie to the Rescue “Where got you the chronometer and azimuth compass?” he said, on observing these instruments. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers But a healthy stomach helped in some degree to furnish a natural chronometer, and its condition when he awoke suggested that he must have slept till near daylight of the following day. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice Then, again, when was it first recognized as possible to take a pulse without the assistance of a gold chronometer? Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography "Smash your chronometer, get mixed up with a hurricane, and then keep your eyes open for cocoanuts rising out of the sea." A Son Of The Sun I then asked the master if he had wound his chronometers, and went down into the cabin. Percival Keene A footnote in Lady Belcher’s book tells us that this chronometer had been twice carried out by Captain Cook on his voyages of discovery. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers The chronometers of the fleet were sent on board the Colorado. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. You’ll excuse me, ladies, but the chronometers must be attended to.” Newton Forster The Merchant Service "But the chronometers will be out of commission for the rest of the cruise." A Son Of The Sun We walk, talk, eat, drink, sleep, and get up, just like clock-work; we are wound up to go the twenty-four hours, and then wound up again; just like old Smallsole does the chronometers.” Mr. Midshipman Easy Three days after the Aspasia had taken a fresh departure from the Western Isles, a thick fog came on, the continuance of which prevented them from ascertaining their situation by the chronometer. The King's Own He told me also one morning to tend the chronometer for him, while he made a set of observations with the sextant to ascertain our exact longitude. My First Voyage to Southern Seas Newton, who was officer of the watch, and had been accustomed when with Mr Berecroft, to work a chronometer, interrupted the captain, who was leaning on the carronade, talking to Mrs Ferguson. Newton Forster The Merchant Service There is neither an island nor a reef by which we can regulate the chronometer. A Son Of The Sun Still, the master, with the aid of the compass, his sextant, and chronometer, was able to steer his course with as much certainty as if land had been all the time in sight. Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It They had fortunately carefully compared their watches with the chronometer, and the doctor had concealed a nautical almanack. The Three Admirals The old German custodian came to me one morning in great distress, saying that he had let the "astronomical chronometer" run down, and that the professor would kill him. Forty-Six Years in the Army “The sun is out, and the horizon pretty clear, sir; you may have sights for the chronometers.” Newton Forster The Merchant Service Having neither chronometer nor sextant, and only a quadrant of antique date, often ten and even twenty miles out of adjustment, the position of the vessel could only be guessed. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign The chronometer, he learned, was a large watch made to keep exact time, so that the time in London was known wherever the ship went. Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It He and Desmond returned on board and found the chart, sextant, and chronometer, which the boatswain had fortunately not carried off. The Three Admirals I went with him to the transit tower, made an observation, and set the chronometer. Forty-Six Years in the Army It was not until the whole system of taking sights for chronometers had been satisfactorily explained that the lady recovered her good-humour. Newton Forster The Merchant Service The king, however, complained that he had not received enough, and insisted on having the chronometer. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Why, may I ask, do you cry Stop, sir, to the second officer or to Mr Thudicumb, who are watching the chronometer while you are taking an observation?” In the Eastern Seas Adair and his officers stood with their sextants in their hands ready to note the sun’s altitude should he burst forth, while the first lieutenant watched the chronometer. The Three Admirals Now, for instance, there are charts in the captain’s cabin, and the proper instruments for taking observations—sextants and chronometer. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale The 20,000 pounds was paid to the man who had worked and experimented for forty years, and whose hand was as exquisitely delicate in its movement as the mechanism of his chronometer. Pushing to the Front He had, besides, his chronometer, sextant, artificial horizon, and thermometers carried in cases, as also medicines, and the necessary clothing and other articles for himself. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “With the aid of the chronometer we can as easily ascertain the longitude, though the calculation is a little longer,” answered Captain Davenport. In the Eastern Seas Mr Mackay, however, made it clear to me after a little explanation, showing me, too, how simple a matter it was with a good chronometer to find a ship’s position at sea. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea Receiving acknowledgment from below, he grasped the master blast-off switch and watched the sweeping hand of the astral chronometer. On the Trail of the Space Pirates It is as impossible for a human being to be happy who is habitually idle as it is for a fine chronometer to be normal when not running. Pushing to the Front “Now,” going into the wheel-house, “let us look at the chronometer and see what Greenwich time says, and then tot up our reckonings!” The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea The chronometer shows us the exact time at Greenwich. In the Eastern Seas Let us see, now, if your watch is a good chronometer for telling our longitude. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea Tom glanced at the astral chronometer over the control board of the Polaris and sighed with relief. On the Trail of the Space Pirates This surmise was confirmed by the fact that when Mr Gaunt had entered the captain’s state-room he had found the chronometers still going, though nearly run down. The Missing Merchantman I suppose Captain Stenson had a sextant, chronometer, and all necessary navigation tables aboard?” The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn “That they may mark the exact moment shown on the chronometer, while I mark the sun’s elevation as shown on the index of the sextant.” In the Eastern Seas We shall cover them with plated active copper, and install chronometers to throw the switches at precisely the right moment. Skylark Three The young cadet watched the astral chronometer, seeing the red hand sweep the seconds away, and the black minute hand inch around the dial. On the Trail of the Space Pirates It had been ten chronometer hours since they had eaten, but since they had been outracing light, they were now thirty thousand years in Earth's past. Islands of Space What I am chiefly interested in, just now, is the chronometer. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn It's a good thing you built the ship's chronometers to stand any kind of stress. The Skylark of Space Breckenridge's first thought was for his precious triplex automatic chronometer, which he found, of course, "way off"—six and three-tenths seconds fast. Spacehounds of IPC Then, glancing at the astral chronometer on the control board, he turned to Strong, and saluting smartly, reported, "Polaris completes space flight at exactly seven fifty-two-O-two!" On the Trail of the Space Pirates The chronometer pointed out the hours with exasperating slowness. Islands of Space The man stood tense, one hand holding before his silica-and-steel helmeted head a large pocket chronometer, the other lightly grasping the balloon. Triplanetary Right, and the time was 11:32 P. M. of Thursday, by the chronometer there. The Skylark of Space It's a good thing you kept the chronometers going. Spacehounds of IPC Watching the sweeping second hand of the chronometer, Tom called out, "Blast off minus five—four—three—two—one—zero!" On the Trail of the Space Pirates He looked at the chronometer on the wall—he had slept twelve hours! Islands of Space Here is a first-rate chronometer, made in London. The Man With The Broken Ear The Major's Jurgenssen chronometer had stopped at 8:26:30 from the wetting. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 |
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