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About John Harrison, Clockmaker
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John Harrison (24 March 1693 – 24 March 1776) was a self-educated English clockmaker. He invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought device in solving the problem of establishing the East-West position or longitude of a ship at sea, thus revolutionising and extending the possibility of safe long distance sea travel in the Age of Sail. The problem was considered so intractable that the British Parliament offered a prize of £20,000 (comparable to £2.87 million in modern currency) for the solution.
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John Harrison, Clockmaker's Timeline
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March 24, 1693
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Foulby, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
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1719
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May 20, 1728
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England, United Kingdom
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1732
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- Bp. 12/21/1732
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| 1776 |
March 24, 1776
Age 83
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Red Lion Square, London, England
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St John's Church, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom
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