and determined the rate of the chronometers submitted to it for observation and testing by the German merchant navy at various temperatures. Competitive chronometer tests were also held from time to time, in which the suppliers of the best chronometers were offered significantly higher prices than the usual purchase prices. The first such competition occurred in 1877.

Branch offices, sub-offices and overseas stations

In order to solve the tasks assigned to the German Naval Observatory with regard to coastal meteorology, it needed,

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