![]() As a result of Sir Clowdisley's misfortune, the British legislature passed the Longitude Act of 1714, promising twenty-thousand pounds to whoever could solve the problem. So nation-states had an interest in finding a solution. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of Harrisons forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as. Seagoing trade was particularly difficult without a measure of longitude. ![]() Not only did the problem of longitude have human consequences it also had economic ones. It was highly inaccurate, particularly on long voyages. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Paperback Illustrated, Novemby Dava Sobel (Author) 6,578 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 9.17 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. ![]() This is only one example of the uselessness of the typical mode of calculating longitude - "dead reckoning" - or the use of a brief time/distance calculation via the use of a sea-borne log. The crash destroyed his ship, the Association, and killed nearly all his crew. The story begins with the tale of Admiral Sir Clowdisley's unfortunate crash due to a longitudinal miscalculation. ![]() ![]() Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time Summary and Analysis ![]()
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