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Sympathetic dial, face Long Caption: Sympathetic dial connected to the Shepherd motor clock installed at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in 1852, reading mean solar time. Inscribed ‘Shepherd Patentee / 51 Leadenhall Strt, London / Galvano Magnetic Clock.’ One example of a series of sympathetic clocks that were placed in several locations in the Observatory. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: ZAA0536 Artist: Shepherd Date: circa 1852 Medium: metal; wood; glass Size: 365 mm x 365 mm x 193 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.