Episode 410: John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer
From Half-Arsed History by Riley Knight
May 2, 2026 · 1h 0m · Episode 10410
About this episode
This episode explores John Harrison's contributions to solving the longitude problem through his marine chronometers.
In this week's episode, get to know John Harrison, and understand how his pioneering marine chronometers finally solved the famous longitude problem and ushered in a new age of navigation at sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Riley Knight
Topics covered
- navigation
- longitude problem
- marine chronometers
- history
- invention
Keywords
- John Harrison
- marine chronometer
- longitude
- navigation
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Acast
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