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Sir Edmund Halley:
Don't touch that, boy! William Harrison:
I didn't, sir, honest, I was just looking. Sir Edmund Halley:
Do you know what that is? William Harrison:
To tell the movements of the stars. Sir Edmund Halley:
How do you know that? William Harrison:
It's my job at home. Sir Edmund Halley:
You have one of these at home!? William Harrison:
No, sir, we use Mr. Johnson next door's chimney. Sir Edmund Halley:
And, pray, what is it that you learn from Mr. Johnson next door's chimney? William Harrison:
The time. Sir Edmund Halley:
How can you tell the time with a chimney? William Harrison:
If you stand in the right place, you can see Sirius. Sir Edmund Halley:
Sirius? William Harrison:
It moves behind Mr. Johnso's chimney 3 minutes and 56 seconds earlier every day. We need the time for our timepiece, to tell if it's true. Sir Edmund Halley:
And is it? William Harrison:
It's bloody perfect, sir
Don't touch that, boy! William Harrison:
I didn't, sir, honest, I was just looking. Sir Edmund Halley:
Do you know what that is? William Harrison:
To tell the movements of the stars. Sir Edmund Halley:
How do you know that? William Harrison:
It's my job at home. Sir Edmund Halley:
You have one of these at home!? William Harrison:
No, sir, we use Mr. Johnson next door's chimney. Sir Edmund Halley:
And, pray, what is it that you learn from Mr. Johnson next door's chimney? William Harrison:
The time. Sir Edmund Halley:
How can you tell the time with a chimney? William Harrison:
If you stand in the right place, you can see Sirius. Sir Edmund Halley:
Sirius? William Harrison:
It moves behind Mr. Johnso's chimney 3 minutes and 56 seconds earlier every day. We need the time for our timepiece, to tell if it's true. Sir Edmund Halley:
And is it? William Harrison:
It's bloody perfect, sir
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How do you know that It's my job at home
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You have one of these at home
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No sir We use Mr Johnson next door's chimney
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And pray what is it you learn from Mr Johnson next door's chimney
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The time How can you tell the time with a chimney
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If you stand in the right place you can see Sirius
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Sirius
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It moves behind Mr Johnson's chimney
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three minutes and 56 seconds earlier every day
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We need the time for our timepiece to tell if it's true
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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.
