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Longitude

If the watch stops now, sir, so does my heart, for there will be no proof of its...

William Harrison:

Taking that into account, there's a possible error in the longitude of less than half a degree. Captain Bourke:
Let me be the first to congratulate you. [He starts to pour Harrison a drink.] William Harrison:
No, thank you. I'm already drunk. All my life -- my father's life -- has been for this moment. Listen: if the watch stops now, sir, so does my heart, for there will be no proof of its achievement. *Half* a degree -- we've won the prize, captain, we've won the prize!

Full Transcript

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But that's absurd
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Sir Charles if we had funds to produce a small pamphlet
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I've already prepared an outline of the text
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Inexpensively printed it could be made available to every village choir in the country
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We showed it to an American gentleman last summer
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He seemed rather disappointed when he saw it as I recall
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These partitions wouldn't have been here in Harrison's time of course
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He probably did some work on the panelling
Duration
27 seconds
Views
424
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:52
Uploaded
Apr 01, 2022
Genres
drama, history
Production
Granada Productions,A+E Studios

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Movie Summary

In two parallel stories, the clockmaker John Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea in the 18th Century and the horologist Rupert Gould becomes obsessed with restoring it in the 20th Century.

Actors

Ian Hart
William Harrison
Ian Hart
Daragh O'Malley
Captain Bourke
Daragh O'Malley
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I'm afraid you must excuse me
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