To: SunkenCiv; Darksheare
Regarding post #6, a little googling...
"John Harrison (March 1693 - March 24, 1776) was an English clock designer, who developed and built the world's first successful maritime clock, one whose accuracy was great enough to allow the determination of longitude over long distances."
11 posted on
08/14/2004 3:35:15 PM PDT by
NicknamedBob
(Kerry’s OTC Lt. Thomas W. Wright said, "three of us told him to leave.” He was VOTED OFF the island!)
To: NicknamedBob
12 posted on
08/14/2004 3:46:40 PM PDT by
Darksheare
(I'll bayonet your snowmen and beat you down with a chinese yo-yo!!)
To: NicknamedBob
One has to wonder whether this machine was invented not just to wow aristocrats jaded from overeating and listening to poetry and music, but to help calculate longitude for purposes of navigation.
14 posted on
08/14/2004 5:05:03 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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