John Harrison (Uhrmacher) (1693-1776)

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Name (English)
John Harrison (Uhrmacher)
Short name
John Harrison
Year of birth
1693
Year of death
1776
Short Description
"John Harrison (3 April [O.S. 24 March] 1693 – 24 March 1776) was a self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea.

Harrison´s solution revolutionized navigation and greatly increased the safety of long-distance sea travel. The problem he solved was considered so important following the Scilly naval disaster of 1707 that the British Parliament offered financial rewards of up to £20,000 (equivalent to £3.17 million in 2020) under the 1714 Longitude Act." - (en.wikipedia.org 07.06.2020)
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