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The Longitude Problem

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Uploaded by on May 10, 2010

The discovery of a way to measure longitude revolutionised long-distance sea travel forever, but the institution which made it happen has all but disappeared from memory. Now researchers led by Professor Simon Schaffer are launching a new project to remember the Board of Longitude and tell its remarkable story in full for the first time.

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  • nice to hear this thing...

  • well done!

  • More please... a wonderful introduction... thank you for this and good luck on the voyage.

  • @sultanalrasheedi Isn't University of Chicago the biggest holder with over 95-100?

  • John Harrison is buried next to my Primary School.[about 70m]

    My Primary School is built on a graveyard.

  • The world's biggest holder of the Nobel prizes (87). No surprise in seeing Harvard within the subscribers. in economy where my work, I wish to see Cambridge creating a new business era after what the world experienced with the unbalanced business education on the Atlantic west bank.

  • Very interesting. Odd left right sound balance though....

  • As always, a very enjoyable movie. Surprised there aren't more people commenting on it.

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