Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer

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The Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer was an 18th-century marine timekeeper, closely modeled on John Harrison’s H4, that famously demonstrated the practicality of accurate longitude determination at sea.

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instanceOf marine chronometer ⓘ
timekeeping instrument ⓘ
accuracy sufficient for reliable longitude calculation on long voyages ⓘ
associatedWith Longitude Act ⓘ
Royal Navy exploration voyages ⓘ
basedOn John Harrison H4 marine timekeeper ⓘ
linked to: John Harrison
chronometerNumber K1 ⓘ
commissionedBy Board of Longitude ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
demonstrated practicality of accurate longitude determination at sea ⓘ
designer Larcum Kendall ⓘ
displayType analog ⓘ
epochOfUse 1770s ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
escapementType detached escapement ⓘ
field horology ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
function keep accurate time at sea ⓘ
heritage derivative of Harrison H4 design ⓘ
historicalRole transition from experimental to practical marine chronometers ⓘ
influence development of later marine chronometers ⓘ
inspiredBy John Harrison ⓘ
locationOfCreation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
maker Larcum Kendall ⓘ
materialUsed brass ⓘ
steel ⓘ
measurementQuantity time ⓘ
measurementUnit hours ⓘ
minutes ⓘ
seconds ⓘ
navigationProblemAddressed finding longitude at sea ⓘ
notability one of the earliest successful marine chronometers ⓘ
notableVoyage Second voyage of James Cook ⓘ
powerSource spring-driven mechanism ⓘ
purpose determination of longitude at sea ⓘ
recognizedBy Board of Longitude ⓘ
scientificSignificance key evidence in solving the longitude problem ⓘ
status historical artifact ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
type pocket-watch style marine chronometer ⓘ
usedBy James Cook ⓘ
usedFor celestial navigation ⓘ
longitude calculation ⓘ
usedOnVessel HMS Resolution ⓘ
voyageEndYear 1775 ⓘ
voyageStartYear 1772 ⓘ
yearCompleted 1770 ⓘ

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Second voyage of James Cook → usedInstrument → Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer ⓘ
John Harrison → notableWork → H4 marine timekeeper ⓘ
linked to: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
Larcum Kendall → knownFor → chronometer K1 ⓘ
linked to: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
Larcum Kendall → designed → marine chronometer K1 ⓘ
linked to: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
Larcum Kendall → designed → marine chronometer K2 ⓘ
linked to: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
Larcum Kendall → basedOn → John Harrison’s H4 design ⓘ
linked to: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
Larcum Kendall → notableWork → K1 marine chronometer ⓘ
linked to: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
K1 → basedOn → John Harrison's H4 marine timekeeper ⓘ
linked to: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer