John Harrison

Also known as

John 'Longitude' HarrisonHarrison, John

Inventor of the marine chronometer, needed by navigators for accurate determination of longitude.

Born 1693-01-01

Died 1776-01-01

Identifiers

  • VIAF36935388
  • WikidataQ314335
  • ISNI0000000066432034
  • Open LibraryOL2503073A

Top Subjects

  • Chronometers (3)
  • Longitude -- Early works to 1800 (1)
  • Maskelyne, Nevil, -- 1732-1811 (1)
  • Chronometer -- Early works to 1800 (1)
  • Longitude (1)
  • Nevil Maskelyne (1)
  • Musical intervals and scales (1)

Books by John Harrison

Total count: 6