Lccn 95017402 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL785217M Openlibrary_edition One method is by a Watch to keep time exactly. But, by reason of the motion of the Ship, the Variation of Heat and Cold, Wet and Dry, and the Difference of Gravity in different Latitudes, such a watch hath not yet been made.” Before the 18th century, ocean navigators could not find an accurate way of determining longitude. A practical solution came from a gifted carpenter, John Harrison, who solved one of the most difficult problems of his time by creating an accurate chronometer. The best scientists of the time, including Sir Isaac Newton, thought it impossible. Harrison spent four decades perfecting a watch that would earn him compensation from Parliament and longitude rewards thanks to the recognition and influence of King George III of Great Britain. Sobel was born in The Bronx, New York City. She graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and Binghamton University. She wrote Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time in 1995. The story was made into a television movie, of the same name by Charles Sturridge and Granada Film in 1999, and was shown in the United States by A&E. the globe'' in a series of concentric circles that are smaller the farther they are from the equator.

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Harrison was an inventor with a perfectionist's streak. He continued to improve his masterpiece. This link is for John Harrison and Son's H5, made in 1770: Fellows nominated in 2022". APS Fellows archive. American Physical Society . Retrieved October 19, 2022.the hour difference into a geographical separation,'' Ms. Sobel writes, since one hour of difference in time equals 15 degrees of longitude separation. Her book Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love was a finalist for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. [2] Dava Sobel in November 2007 me, and the which had like to have occasioned me to become rough too; but however we got the ice broke . . . and indeed he became as at last vastly surprised at the thoughts or methods I had taken.''

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Our protagonist, John Harrison, was born into modest means. He was a carpenter by trade. Where Harrison developed the skills necessary to eventually create his chronometers is murky. What we know is that he was 21 years old when Parliament announced the Longitude Act. He undertook the challenge and had the rest of his life ahead of him to devote to the problem, which he did.We have now summarized of the major points of Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time. Let’s recall what we’ve learned.

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Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-06-28 14:31:06 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA139201 Boxid_2 CH126908 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Summary & Study Guide DescriptionAnnouncing the 2012 PEN Literary Award Recipients". PEN American Center. October 15, 2012 . Retrieved February 6, 2013. You might think that Harrison's incredible devices would be unanimously welcomed. Alas, no. He was forever battling vested interests until eventually, and after decades, King George III intervened.