AHOW: 091 Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle 11 Oct 2010 3x6l57

A History of the World in 100 Objects

11/10/2010

A 19th century chronometer. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at an...

A 19th century chronometer. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at an instrument that first helped Europeans to navigate with precision around the world - a marine chronometer. In particular the chronometer that accompanied Charles Darwin on his historic voyage around the world on board HMS Beagle. With contributions by geographer Nigel Thrift and geneticist Steve Jones.

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