chronometrical
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The situations of the following places, which were either fixed by us or adapted from other authorities, served as the basis of the chronometrical determination of the longitudes of the intermediate parts.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 β Volume 2 by Phillip Parker King
At the age of 25 he employed his whole time in chronometrical improvements.
From Curious Epitaphs by Various
The application of delicate optical and chronometrical instruments has rendered the measurement of this horizontal power susceptible of a degree of accuracy far surpassing that attained in any other magnetic determinations.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Alexander von Humboldt
But it is not, and can not be so; nor will he who regards this chronometrical conceit aright, ever more be conscious of that horrible idea.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
The two Tommies obtained new chronometrical surnames, being known in the party as Tommy Came-first and Tommy Came-last.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell
