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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. All rights reserved. Object: 'Sympathetic dial', by Charles Shepherd, circa 1852. Artist: Shepherd Date: circa 1852 Medium: metal; wood; glass Size: 375 mm x 415 mm x 195 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.