This society was created so that men of *science* might solve the mysteries of our planet....
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Lord Morton:
This society was created so that men of *science* might solve the mysteries of our planet. I would not wish to see the longitude prize stolen by a country toolmaker.
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They won't reward a theory
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Besides not a mechanic among them
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They're astronomers all
Clip duration: 11 seconds
Views: 140
Timestamp in movie: 00h 24m 25s
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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00:35 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
00:04 The climate and the inclination of the oceans
00:22 That was when I'd finished the clock
00:36 Steady as she goes
00:19 Captain Proctor presents his compliments
00:36 I'm sure she is
00:22 Oh dear
00:22 So that's it A wooden clock that's his claim to...
00:34 How do you know that It's my job at home
00:35 I thought to myself This'll never happen again
00:15 How can you tell if a clock is running five seconds faster...
00:10 Impossible sir A clock needs a pendulum You can't take...
00:27 You've found a way to build this sea clock haven't...