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A nautical chronometer made by Thomas Earnshaw (1749–1828), and once part of the equipment of HMS Beagle, the ship that carried Charles Darwin on his
Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle
Ship's_chronometer_from_HMS_Beagle
10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy; notably carried Charles Darwin
HMS Beagle was a Cherokee-class 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, one of more than 100 ships of this class. The vessel, constructed at a cost of £7
HMS_Beagle
was used to set the chronometer, but the instrument was still necessary to display the time. HMS Beagle was an Admiralty survey ship sent on three major
List of chronometers on HMS Beagle
List_of_chronometers_on_HMS_Beagle
18th and 19th-century British watchmaker
identified as the chronometer of Flinders' historic journey. Between 1831 and 1836, chronometer no. 509 was carried on HMS Beagle on a voyage to circumnavigate
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Scientific survey mission, carrying Charles Darwin (1831–1836)
survey expedition of HMS Beagle took place from 27 December 1831 to 2 October 1836. Robert FitzRoy, the newest commander of Beagle, had thought of the
Second_voyage_of_HMS_Beagle
Oldest known written complaint (c. 1750 BC)
a group of traders called alik Tilmun, or "Dilmun traders". He is known from other texts to have been active in the 11th and 19th regnal years of the
Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir
Sculptures excavated at Ur, in southern Iraq
a pair of figures excavated at Ur (in modern southern Iraq), which date from about 2600–2400 BC. One is in the Mesopotamia Gallery in Room 56 of the British
Ram_in_a_Thicket
Ancient Sumerian artifact
inlaid with a mosaic of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli. It comes from the ancient city of Ur, located in modern-day Iraq west of Nasiriyah. It
Standard_of_Ur
English civil engineer and horologist
includes the Earnshaw 509 chronometer, one of only three surviving out of a complement of 22 from the Second voyage of HMS Beagle, which famously took Charles
Courtenay_Adrian_Ilbert
Mesopotamian inscribed stone objects
Blau Monuments ("Blau’sche Steine") are a pair of inscribed stone objects from Mesopotamia now in the British Museum. They are commonly thought to be a
Blau_Monuments
16th-century gold pendant
Catherine of Aragon. The pendant is made of 24-carat gold and is suspended from a chain of 75 links. The front of the pendant is decorated with a red and
Tudor_Heart_Pendant
whenever ships were in harbour. In March 1833, Vernet's Deputy, Matthew Brisbane returned and presented his papers to Captain Robert FitzRoy of HMS Beagle, which
History of the Falkland Islands
History_of_the_Falkland_Islands
Blue-and-white temple vases from the Yuan dynasty
The David Vases are a pair of blue-and-white temple vases from the Yuan dynasty. The vases have been described as the "best-known porcelain vases in the
David_Vases
Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer
flowers, embarked in December 1515 for the voyage from the Tagus to Rome. After resuming its journey, the ship was wrecked in a sudden storm as it passed through
Dürer's_Rhinoceros
Method for increasing reliability
chronometers – for example, HMS Beagle carried 22 chronometers. However, such a large number was usually only carried on ships undertaking survey work as was
Triple_modular_redundancy
2007 British TV series or programme
narrated by Ian McMillan and first broadcast on BBC Two on Thursdays at 7.30pm from 10 May 2007. It is in 10 half-hour parts. There is an accompanying hardback
Museum_(TV_series)
English watchmaker (1790-1853)
board HMS Beagle in 1831. In fact, several of these chronometers were by Arnold and Dent. A naturalist on this, the second voyage of HMS Beagle, was Charles
Edward_John_Dent
BBC Radio 4-British Museum collaboration
I've chosen just a hundred objects from different points on our journey, from a cooking pot to a golden galleon, from a Stone Age tool to a credit card
A History of the World in 100 Objects
A_History_of_the_World_in_100_Objects
Record of humanity's attempts to find east-west position on Earth
with two chronometers; take one or three." Some vessels carried more than three chronometers – for example, HMS Beagle carried 22 chronometers. By 1850
History_of_longitude
Ancient Egyptian mathematical document
under the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Awserre, given life, from an ancient copy made in the time of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Nimaatre
Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus
Copy of the Polykleitos sculpture once owned by the future Paul III
Polykleitos's Diadumenos sculpture. But, despite the same subject, it differs from the statue of Polykleitos. It represents a nude standing youth, tying a band
Farnese_Diadumenos
Part of oceanography describing the exploration of ocean surfaces
to use a marine chronometer to determine longitude. 1785 Benjamin Franklin writes Sundry Marine Observations on improvements to ships and the Gulf Stream
Ocean_exploration
FitzRoy, on board HMS Beagle, with the main purpose of making a hydrographic survey of the coasts of South America using calibrated chronometers and astronomical
Major explorations after the Age of Discovery
Major_explorations_after_the_Age_of_Discovery
Navigation using astronomical objects to determine position
two chronometers; take one or three." Vessels engaged in survey work generally carried many more than three chronometers – for example, HMS Beagle carried
Celestial_navigation
Irish hydrographer and naval officer (1774–1857)
investigations, ranging from astronomy to ethnography. Beaufort trained Robert FitzRoy, who was put in temporary command of the survey ship HMS Beagle after its previous
Francis_Beaufort
1842 book by Charles Darwin
during the voyage of the Beagle while still in South America, before he had seen a coral island, and wrote it out as HMS Beagle crossed the Pacific Ocean
The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
The_Structure_and_Distribution_of_Coral_Reefs
State district in Pernambuco, Brazil
resolve this, the Admiralty instructed Captain Robert FitzRoy to command HMS Beagle on a survey expedition. One of its essential tasks was a stop at Fernando
Fernando_de_Noronha
newer ships. He saw the development of HMS Dreadnought, the first all-big-gun ship and one of the most influential ships in naval history. This ship rendered
Maritime history of the United Kingdom
Maritime_history_of_the_United_Kingdom
Royal Navy Admiral and surveyor (1795–1885)
work in this episode, he was transferred as a first class volunteer to HMS Beagle, on 29 September 1806, on which over the next four years he was involved
Henry_Wolsey_Bayfield
British naval officer and scientist
R. (1839) Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, London: Henry Colburn, pp. 24–26
Henry_Foster_(scientist)
Large body of salt water
followed in the nineteenth century, from Russia, France, the Netherlands and the United States as well as Britain. On HMS Beagle, which provided Charles Darwin
Sea
National museum in London, England
Josiah Wedgwood, England, (1786) Two of Charles Darwin's chronometers used on the voyage of HMS Beagle, (1795–1805) The Hull Grundy Gift of jewellery, Europe
British_Museum
globe between 1577 and 1580), HMS Victory (Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805), and HMS Beagle (ship used in Charles Darwin's five-year
Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom
is credited to Sir Hugh Dalrymple who died in 1753. 1761 The marine chronometer is invented by John Harrison; enabling accurate nautical navigation and
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
17th-century English explorer
America from Rio de la Plata to Cape Dos Bahias. Compiled principally from surveys by Captain Robert Fitz Roy, H.M. Surveying Ship Beagle, 1833. (Chart
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