John Harrison - A Short Biography for Kids
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John Harrison - A Short Biography for Kids
John Harrison was a self-educated English carpenter and later a clockmaker. He invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought device in solving the problem of establishing the East-West position or longitude of a ship at sea, thus revolutionising and extending the possibility of safe long distance sea travel in the Age of Sail. The problem was consid... More
John Harrison was a self-educated English carpenter and later a clockmaker. He invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought device in solving the problem of establishing the East-West position or longitude of a ship at sea, thus revolutionising and extending the possibility of safe long distance sea travel in the Age of Sail. The problem was consid... More
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Publisher | |
Binding | Kindle Edition |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | N/A |
ISBN-10 | B007J0DUKQ |
Publication Date | 03/09/2012 |
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