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John Harrison


Born
in Foulby, West Yorkshire, The United Kingdom
April 03, 1693

Died
March 24, 1776


There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. This is John^^^^^Harrison, the carpenter.

John Harrison was a self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker who invented a marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea. His solution revolutionized navigation and greatly increased the safety of long-distance sea travel.

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