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The Longitude Act : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude_Act Short answer : over 114 years from 1714, Britai
by jeffwass 11y ago
The Longitude Act :
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude_Act
Short answer : over 114 years from 1714, Britain sought and paid rewards for accurate measures of longitude. Resulting of course in the invention of 'modern' clocks.