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John Harrison and the solution of the Longitude problem

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Saturday 20th May 2017

Venue: John Harrison and the solution of the Longitud
Category: Talks & Classes
Price Info: Free
Time Info: 2pm to 3pm

Back in the eighteenth century, almost everybody would have known about the ”longitude problem”, the biggest scientific question of the day. Many mariners, lacking the ability to measure longitude, were lost as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives and fortunes were lost.

The quest for the solution occupied scientists for a very long time. In the end it was John Harrison who found the solution, thanks to his “sea-going clock.”

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Published by: Alliance Francaise on the 12/04/2017, viewed 2,703 times.

Edited: Event last edited on the 12/04/2017.

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