<page_title> List of chronometers on HMS Beagle </page_title> <section_title> Chronometer makers </section_title> <table> <cell> Thomas Earnshaw (1749–1829). An important figure in the history of chronometers, Earnshaw invented the spring detent escapement which later became the standard arrangement for all chronometers. <col_header> Details </col_header> <row_header> Earnshaw </row_header> </cell> </table>
Thomas Earnshaw was one of chronometers on Beagle.