Posted by Peter Ceresole on November 23, 2008 at 09:02:33 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Captain John's Chronometer and Barometer posted by ACB on November 23, 2008 at 07:15:41:
Am I right in thinking that the ship's barometer in SA is a "pocket aneroid" and that the chronometer is a cheap pocket watch?
I've always assumed that... For certain values of 'always'. When I first read SA, that particular question was on a quite low order of curiosity; I was about eight at the time.