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Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle
Neil MacGregor's history of the world as told through things. Throughout this week he is examining the global economy of the 19th century - of mass production and mass consumption. Today he is with an instrument that fir...
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Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle is an episode from A History of the World in 100 Objects by BBC. Neil MacGregor's history of the world as told through things. Throughout this week he is examining the global economy of the 19th century -...
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Published Oct 11, 2010, 14:02 long, audio available.
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