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A chronometer measures

  • A.Colour contrast
  • B.Sound waves
  • C.Time
  • D.Water waves

Answer: C

A chronometer measures time - a clock accurate enough to keep time at sea.

John Harrison's marine chronometer, perfected in the 1760s, solved the longitude problem: comparing local noon with the time at a reference meridian gives longitude directly.

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