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From: William Hawes
Date: 2013 Jul 19, 09:06 -0700
Not quite sure while a British "tabloid" would be serving up an article about a chronometer and I'm also not sure it is totally factually correct. Nevertheless a bit of an interesting read.
Sorry, but I couldn't find a shorter URL. Article is at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2368234/Why-captain-Bounty-desperate-save-ships-chronometer-Timepiece-held-key-infamous-mutiny-British-naval-history.html
(wmh)
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