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View full screenLongcase astronomical regulator clock by John Shelton of London, dated 1756
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Shelton, John, 1712 - 1777, Clockmaker
London, England, Northern Europe
1756
Wood, Glass, Silvered brass, Brass, Steel
Silvered brass dial, wooden case, glass parallel door, brass and steel mechanism
Maker's former master: Graham, George, 1673 - 1751
Previous owner: Royal Society of London, 1660 -
User: Cook, James, Captain, 1728 - 1779
User: Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811
User: Kew Observatory
User: Ben Nevis Observatory
User: Eskdalemuir Observatory
Transit of Venus, 1769
Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia
Schiehallion, Perthshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Kew, London, England, Northern Europe
Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
National Museum of Scotland
Regulator Clocks (14 May 1988)
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