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[narrator] Clockmaker John Harrison creates H1
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Clockmaker JohnHarrison creates H1 to solve an unsolvable problem, calculating a ship's...

[narrator] Clockmaker John
Harrison creates H1 to solve an unsolvable problem, calculating a ship's position,
East or West longitude

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[narrator] Clockmaker John Harrison creates H1
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to solve an unsolvable problem,
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calculating a ship's position, East or West longitude.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:59
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
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