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John Harrison was a self-educated English carpenter and clockmakerwho invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea.
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Can you find longitude using a compass?
No
When did you start using latitude and longitude?
it varies
How to calculate the longitude of a place when time is given?
You can calculate the longitude of a place when time is given using the Greenwich solar time.
Is Germany longitude?
Using Berlin, Germany as a starting point, Germany's longitude is 13 deg. 24 min. E.
What is the approximate grid location of Guam using latitude and longitude?
13 28 N latitude, 144 47 E longitude
Who developed longitude and latitude lines?
John Harrison
Why did john harrison have such a hard time securing the longitude prize in the book longitude?
Non of his first three first cronometers were accurate.
When was John Harrison born?
John Harrison was born on March 24, 1693.
What is John Harrison's birthday?
John Harrison was born on March 24, 1693.
When was John Harrison - rower - born?
John Harrison - rower - was born in 1924.
When was John Harrison Minnick born?
John Harrison Minnick was born in 1877.
When did John Harrison Minnick die?
John Harrison Minnick died in 1966.
When was John Harrison Burnett born?
John Harrison Burnett was born in 1922.
When was John Harrison - engraver - born?
John Harrison - engraver - was born in 1872.
When was John Leonard Harrison born?
John Leonard Harrison was born in 1917.
When did John Leonard Harrison die?
John Leonard Harrison died in 1972.
When did Ernest John Harrison die?
Ernest John Harrison died in 1961.
