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Longitude “The greatest scientific problem of the age.” Dava Sobel

Longitude “The greatest scientific problem of the age.” Dava Sobel. Slave trade. Global trade. Disasters – large and small. Scilly Naval Disaster - 1697. Piracy. Solving the problem. A page from Galileo’s notebook – Jovian moons. Edmund Halley – lunar occultations. Nevil Maskelyne.

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Longitude “The greatest scientific problem of the age.” Dava Sobel

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  1. Longitude “The greatest scientific problem of the age.” DavaSobel

  2. Slave trade

  3. Global trade

  4. Disasters – large and small Scilly Naval Disaster - 1697

  5. Piracy

  6. Solving the problem

  7. A page from Galileo’s notebook – Jovian moons

  8. Edmund Halley – lunar occultations

  9. NevilMaskelyne Lunar distance model

  10. What happens if you have several days of this…..?

  11. John Harrison

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