Larcum Kendall (21 September 1719 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire – 22 November 1790 in London) was a watchmaker from Oxfordshire, who was active in London....
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ten hours. Captain Folger was given the Bounty's azimuth compass and Larcum Kendall K2 marine chronometer by Adams. The K2 was the third precision marine...
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Hull. Cook was asked to test the Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer on this voyage. The Board of Longitude had asked Kendall to copy and develop John Harrison's...
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needed] On his second voyage, Cook used the K1 chronometer made by Larcum Kendall, which was the shape of a large pocket watch, 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter...
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manuscripts K1 or K-1, an abbreviation for kerosene heating fuel K1, a Larcum Kendall marine chronometer (1769) K-1, a kickboxing promotion Haplogroup LT...
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1773: 16 December, the Boston Tea Party. 1775: John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on...
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mathematics Menadione, vitamin K3 K3, 1774 marine chronometer made by Larcum Kendall Pentax K-3, a digital SLR camera K3 (band), a Belgian/Dutch girl group...
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In 1735 Larcum Kendall was a new apprentice. Around 1753 he built a pocketwatch for clockmaker John Harrison. After he died Larcum Kendall took over...
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Clockmaker Thomas Earnshaw, inventor of the standard chronometer escapement Larcum Kendall Noon Gun Time ball Time signal Railroad chronometer Rupert Gould, author...
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than a handful of watchmakers. However, the challenge was taken up by Larcum Kendall, who spent two years making a near identical copy (now known as K1)...
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lunar tables. Larcum Kendall – £800 total for his copy of and improvements and simplifications of Harrison’s sea watch (£500 for K1 – Kendall’s copy of Harrison’s...
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chronometer, the K1, recently completed by Larcum Kendall, together with three chronometers made by John Arnold. Kendall's K1 was remarkably accurate and was...
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court. Johann Albert Roetig (1718–1787), German watchmaker, Hachenburg. Larcum Kendall (1719–1790), British watchmaker, London, marine chronometer. Jean André...
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Midshipman Daniel Southwell recorded that Sirius was carrying the Larcum Kendall K1 marine chronometer used by Captain James Cook on his second and third...
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Pacific. Cook had two of the new chronometers on board, one made by Larcum Kendall the other by John Arnold, following the lead of the famous John Harrison...
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used the lunar distance method on his first voyage. K1 was made by Larcum Kendall, who had been apprenticed to John Jefferys. Cook's log is full of praise...
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and videogame designer Larcum Kendall (1719–1790), British watchmaker Levon Kendall (born 1984), Canadian basketballer Liz Kendall (born 1971), British...
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known as and commonly sold under the name "K2" K2, second model of Larcum Kendall's clocks for navigation K2 Sports, a manufacturer of skiing, sliding...
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the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1806) September 21 Larcum Kendall, British watchmaker (d. 1790) Johann Friedrich Mayer, agriculturalist...
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Pacific for the landmass between 1772 and 1775 whilst also testing Larcum Kendall's K1 chronometer as a method for measuring longitude. Over the centuries...
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or stars. On his second voyage Cook used the K1 chronometer made by Larcum Kendall. It was a copy of the H4 clock made by John Harrison, which proved to...
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longitude at sea. A copy of Harrison's 1759 marine chronometer, H4, made by Larcum Kendall, and referred to as K1, travelled in 1772 with Captain Cook on his second...
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1st Earl of Guilford, peer and politician (born 1704) 22 November – Larcum Kendall, watchmaker (born 1719) 24 November – Robert Henry, historian (born...
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servant St Amand's House, Church Street, East Hendred 16 September 2023 Larcum Kendall 1721–1795 Watchmaker The Post Office (near site of cottage), 8 Market...
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the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1806) September 21 Larcum Kendall, British watchmaker (d. 1790) Johann Friedrich Mayer, agriculturalist...
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a survey ship by James Cook on his second voyage in 1772. This was Larcum Kendall's K1, a copy of John Harrison's H4, the first practical chronometer....
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Cook, taking astronomical observations on board by sextant and with Larcum Kendall's timekeeper K1, to establish the Resolution's position at sea and on...
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acquired one of the oldest British watch brand names: L.KENDALL, LONDON 1742. Larcum Kendall is recognised for his major contributions in accurately pinpointing...
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scientific equipment. For navigation, Racehorse was equipped with a Larcum Kendall K2 chronometer and Carcass with a John Arnold chronometer. Other new...
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first voyage. The primary objective of Wales and Bayly was to test Larcum Kendall's K1 chronometer, based on the H4 of John Harrison. Wales compiled a...
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