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The Society for Nautical Research
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⚓ OnThisDay in 1762 ⚓
On This Day in 1762 William Harrison, the son of inventor John Harrison, arrived back in England after the first successful test of the marine chronometer - the long sought after device to determine longitude at sea.
The history of time and how it relates to the maritime world is one of the most significant chapters in global history. The question of time is nothing less than the question of civilisation; the question of us. Time itself has been harnessed, politicised and weaponised; clocks have been used to wield power, make money, govern and control; to exchange knowledge and even beliefs. For the maritime world, the history of time takes us from some of the most ingenious inventors and scientists the world has ever seen to the spread of empires around the globe.
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⚓ OnThisDay in 1762 ⚓
On This Day in 1762 William Harrison, the son of inventor John Harrison, arrived back in England after the first successful test of the marine chronometer - the long sought after device to determine longitude at sea.
The history of time and how it relates to the maritime world is one of the most significant chapters in global history. The question of time is nothing less than the question of civilisation; the question of us. Time itself has been harnessed, politicised and weaponised; clocks have been used to wield power, make money, govern and control; to exchange knowledge and even beliefs. For the maritime world, the history of time takes us from some of the most ingenious inventors and scientists the world has ever seen to the spread of empires around the globe.
