John Harrison
1693-1776
English Horologist
Perhaps the most famous clockmaker of all time, John Harrison solved the problem of reliably calculating a ship's longitude while at sea. By designing...
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Harrison, John (1693-1776)
English clockmaker and carpenter
John Harrison solved the so-called "longitude problem," that is, he developed the means to enable navigators to calculate thei...
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John Harrison and his brother James were introduced to clock repair by their father, Henry. Clock making, or horology, was undergoing a developmental revolution. Mechanical clocks had existed since th...
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John Harrison
Harrison, John (1693-1776)
John Harrison