Chronometer, a time-keeper for determining the longitude at sea, is essentially a large watch with compensated balance-wheel. See HOROLOGY.
Chronometer
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 229
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Chronometer, a time-keeper for determining the longitude at sea, is essentially a large watch with compensated balance-wheel. See HOROLOGY.