Chronometer Movement - John Roger Arnold

Chronometer movement, made by John Roger Arnold about 1825. Arnold received an award from the Board of Longitude, on behalf of his deceased father, John Arnold, who had simplified parts of the chronometer.

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This chronometer movement was made by John Roger Arnold about 1825.
Type: Artifact
Image Date: 2012
Credit: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Origin: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Creator: Jaclyn Nash
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This chronometer movement was made by John Roger Arnold about 1825.

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John Roger Arnold received an award from the Board of Longitude for his father's work in simplifying parts of the chronometer.