Forty Years for a Clock the Navy Ignored
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Forty Years for a Clock the Navy Ignored

John Harrison spent forty years building clocks that could save lives at sea, then watched the Royal Navy almost ignore his invention while sailors died for want of knowing where they were.

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Maritime TechnologyScientific InnovationBritish EmpireNavigationGovernment BureaucracyPrize Competitions18th CenturyGeorge IIIJames CookJohn HarrisonRoyal Navy

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