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Show CHRONOMETCn PUT TO TEVT It la Ktpt on Ice to Secure Accural-Adjustment Accural-Adjustment I&cli enr the time clironotnetor-of clironotnetor-of the United State navy are aiib jeateil to a teat to determine their ac curacy nud to correct any Irregular! Ilea Thla operation commence! January ajjd, juHiajjt la-ls oj(i llT middle of June, ahu iturlng tiiat tin?" thtae lUllcate tlmeplecea are kept on loo at the United HUloo naraj obcjv. at lory, ft la not for any foar that they will apotl that they aro eubjoct ed to tlif frigid experience, hut It h r.ecaeaary for tho pur pone of accuratt adjuatmeut that they ehould all In Uialntalnod In a constant temporsturd Tho noceetlty ut having a ahlp , clorka nil akaolutely allko will be real i Iwd by tho layman when he ta n - n; I nil ed that nn error of four aocond In tho chronometer meant an error ol J'j a mllo In calculating tho voeiel't Iocs m lion. Tho 'totspcrriture varlea at dlf XlS fcrenl timet ef tho teat from CO i t tO degreea and tho loatng or gnlnlnr I qualities of the chrotwmttcre umlet theae conditions are accurately kept Tli m with n chart expraaalng In curvet juit what be may expect friui. hit chronometer under different eondl-Uona eondl-Uona of climate, and, with hla tner mometer and baromaier cloee at huud. , a tailing matter may calculate tn a nicely the correct time and gel Mi location to a certainty, |
