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    Shelton regulator in canvas observatory

    Date
    1777
    Creator
    James Basire the elder (1730 - 1802, British) , Printmaker
    Object type
    Library reference
    R65035
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 285mm
    width (print): 395mm
    Subject
    Content object
    Description
    A Shelton compound pendulum regulator carried on the second of James Cook’s three voyages around the world for use in astronomical observations. The clock is shown within a portable canvas observatory designed by astronomer William Bayly (1737–1810). Illustration from The original astronomical observations made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole and round the world, in ... the 'Resolution' and 'Adventure', in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775, by William Wales and William Bayly (London, 1777).
    Associated place
    <The World>
       > Europe
          > United Kingdom
    Credit
    © The Royal Society
    Image number
    RS.9470
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