Inventor John Harrison: Longitude pioneer celebrated in Barrow

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Inventor John Harrison: Longitude pioneer celebrated in Barrow

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The inventor John Harrison, who built clocks accurate enough to solve the problems of navigation at sea, has been celebrated where he once lived. Schoolchildren in Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, paraded through the village and acted out …


Source : www.bbc.co.uk
July 12, 2014 |

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