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Revision as of 08:54, 17 April 2022 by CritterCompiler (talk | contribs) (Bond regulator photographed in its display case at the Time Gallery, World Museum in Liverpool, ref. 1962.264.5. It is reported that the function of the clock at Bidston performed a service similar to that at Cambridge Observatory, ie. it was kept to accurate Greenwich time for the purpose of time distribution. It was placed into a room adjacent to the observing rooms and at some stage was fitted with electrical contacts for the same purpose. Reference: http://www.inbeat.org/wp-content/uploa...)
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Bond regulator photographed in its display case at the Time Gallery, World Museum in Liverpool, ref. 1962.264.5.

It is reported that the function of the clock at Bidston performed a service similar to that at Cambridge Observatory, ie. it was kept to accurate Greenwich time for the purpose of time distribution. It was placed into a room adjacent to the observing rooms and at some stage was fitted with electrical contacts for the same purpose. Reference: http://www.inbeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Part-2-Getting-the-right-time.pdf

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current08:54, 17 April 2022Thumbnail for version as of 08:54, 17 April 2022139 × 420 (91 KB)CritterCompiler (talk | contribs)Bond regulator photographed in its display case at the Time Gallery, World Museum in Liverpool, ref. 1962.264.5. It is reported that the function of the clock at Bidston performed a service similar to that at Cambridge Observatory, ie. it was kept to accurate Greenwich time for the purpose of time distribution. It was placed into a room adjacent to the observing rooms and at some stage was fitted with electrical contacts for the same purpose. Reference: http://www.inbeat.org/wp-content/uploa...

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