John Harrison's "H1" was his first attempt at a clock that could survive sea-travel without losing time. This was in response to the "Longitude Rewards" (a challenge to develop a reliable system for determining Longitude while at sea). It was not accurate enough, so a another clock was attempted.
This is the original "H1" clock, which is now in the care of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
John Harrison (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ha...)
Longitude Rewards (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitu...)
7 фев 2016
