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6. Okt. 1998 · 18th century British clock maker and carpenter John Harrison invents a marine chronometer that allows ships to calculate longitude while at sea, preventing numerous shipwrecks, some of them involving the British Navy. Director. Peter Jones. Writers. David Axelrod. Dava Sobel. Stars. Patrick Malahide. Richard Dreyfuss. See production info at IMDbPro
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Peter Jones
- 1998-10-06
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998. Introduction -- The age of sail -- Longitude's connection to time -- A turning point -- The breakthrough. Special features include: printable materials for educators; access to the Nova Web site. Addeddate. 2019-11-14 18:22:26. Associated-names.
- 54 Min.
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude: With Richard Dreyfuss, Patrick Malahide. A technical problem so complex that it challenged the best minds of its time, a problem so important that the nation that solved it would rule the world's economy. The problem navigation by sea, how to know where you were when you sailed.
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- 1998-10-06
- Documentary
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6. Okt. 1998 · This film will be both a celebration of Harrison's invention and an adventure story. An expedition on a period sailing vessel as it sails the open sea will demonstrate the life and death importance of finding your longitude at sea.
Based on the bestselling book Longitude by Dava Sobel, the program tells the story of how an unknown genius, John Harrison, discovered the key to navigating on the open seas and thus solved one...
This film will be both a celebration of Harrison's invention and an adventure story. An expedition on a period sailing vessel as it sails the open sea will demonstrate the life and death importance of finding your longitude at sea.
The problem was navigation by sea — how to know where you were when you sailed beyond the sight of land — the finding of your longitude. While the gentry of the eighteenth century looked to the stars for the answer, an English clock maker, John Harrison, toiled for decades to solve the problem.
