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Today we take a look at one of the most vexing problems to face mariners in the Age of Sail, working out your longitude, and how a carpenter with a fascination for clocks helped to solve the issue.
With many thanks to Royal Museums Greenwich for access to the historical clocks! Visit them here: www.rmg.co.uk/
Sources:
www.amazon.co.uk/Finding-Long...
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/ES-LON...
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collection...
www.amazon.co.uk/Longitude-Ge...
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