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I think this post is right that Franklin would've been impressed by GPS. The author doesn't call it out, but the Longitude Problem was a significant area of sci
by pushcx 2y ago
I think this post is right that Franklin would've been impressed by GPS. The author doesn't call it out, but the Longitude Problem was a significant area of scientific and engineering inquiry in Franklin's lifetime, with special focus on the difficulty of doing so at sea. I haven't looked into it, but given his research mapping the Gulf Stream it seems likely he spent time on the problem himself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_longitude https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_longitude
- mckn1ght 2y agoIf only Ben Franklin had access to https://ciechanow.ski/gps/ https://ciechanow.ski/gps/, he could’ve invented GPS to solve it!
- genewitch 2y agothis reminds me of that site linked here last year that explained and diagrammed the inner workings of a wristwatch. I used singlefile to save the page, as i do with any page that impresses me (or is noteworthy or newsworthy or needs to be saved as proof, etc)
- nuancebydefault 2y agoIndeed, GPS is when you think about it, possible in theory but practically impossible. So it must be magic! PS I believe I found a little mistake in the article: '...and because the GPS device also has a perfect clock...'