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John Harrison (3 April [O.S. 24 March] 1693 – 24 March 1776) was an English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea.
John Harrison was an English horologist who invented the first practical marine chronometer, which enabled navigators to compute accurately their longitude at sea. Harrison, the son of a carpenter and a mechanic himself, became interested in constructing an accurate chronometer in 1728.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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John Harrison (1693-1776) was a carpenter and watch-maker who invented the marine chronometer, a device that enabled ships to measure longitude at sea. Learn about his life, his challenges, his achievements and his legacy in this biography.
John Harrison (1693-1776) was a carpenter and clockmaker who solved the problem of determining longitude at sea. He designed and built several accurate clocks and watches, but faced opposition and controversy from the scientific establishment.
John Harrison's Horological Legacy. A look at how his inventions changed timekeeping. British Museum. Portrait of John Harrison (1768) by Print made by Philippe Joseph Tassaert.