John Harrison (1693-1776). Inventor of the marine chronometer  in 1757, (20th century).  Artist: Thomas King.
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John Harrison (1693-1776). Inventor of the marine chronometer in 1757, (20th century). Artist: Thomas King.

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John Harrison, (1693-1776). Inventor of the marine chronometer in 1757, (20th century). A self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea. He was awarded a government prize for its accuracy ater sea trials.

Date

1960

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Notre référence

HRM19B82_185

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Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22,5Mo (452,5Ko) / 21,5cm x 26,2cm / 2536 x 3100 (300dpi)

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