Impossible, sir. Clock needs a pendulum. Can't take a pendulum to sea. Not like you to say...
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John Harrison:
Impossible, sir. Clock needs a pendulum. Can't take a pendulum to sea.
Sir Charles Pelham:
Not like you to say "impossible," John.
John Harrison:
No, sir.
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00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.043
Impossible sir A clock needs a pendulum You can't take a pendulum to sea
00:00:04.052 --> 00:00:08.075
Not like you to say impossible John No sir
Clip duration: 10 seconds
Views: 129
Timestamp in movie: 00h 10m 37s
Uploaded: 01 April, 2022
Genres: drama, history
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.
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00:27 You've found a way to build this sea clock haven't...
00:37 One second a month sir
00:27 William Mr Harrison
00:33 Honourable members who mourned with us
00:32 Of course It's not just beautiful it's divine
00:35 Now it is vital to my process Sir Edmund
00:05 What the bloody hell is that
00:21 Sir Frank I'm not asking to mechanically alter the...
00:22 I want you to give up the clock
00:10 I'm afraid you must excuse me
00:35 I sailed in the company of 961 men sir
00:11 They won't reward a theory
00:35 But I know these waters well and I don't think I'm...
00:11 Mr Harrison did you see Dodman's Point
00:27 But that's absurd
00:28 Come with me
00:37 Mark that
00:33 This is Mr Harrison Make sure you look after him
00:06 Well you need another trial
00:20 The thin black lines of latitude and longitude