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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english |
| Subject | Re: GNU |
| Date | 2026-03-22 23:18 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10pptc8$3mise$3@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (20 earlier) <1rsd9sr.ldpxj412nkz4wN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <mu959mxkin.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1rsdpkr.1s26yir1xsuuslN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <jbk0sk511im446o6nl6l056onl4a97tkdb@4ax.com> <1rse8o6.3zughso4pqtkN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> |
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On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:31:42 +0100, J. J. Lodder wrote: > They would use a stop watch or something like it to transport the > observed time below decks to where the chonometers were. This portable timepiece was called a “regulator”. It was set from the chronometer belowdecks, and used to measure the time of the Sun’s passage abovedecks. After three attempts at building a “chronometer”, John Harrison’s “regulator” proved so accurate, that it rendered the non-portable timepiece unnecessary -- at least on board the ship. Just set the portable timepiece from a time reference in port, and it would stay sufficiently accurate for an entire voyage.
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