Longitude

The fascinating story of John Harrison who, in the 18th century, believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship—and so solve the problem of finding longitude at sea.

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Created By	Charles Sturridge
Status	Ended
Original Name	Longitude
First Air Date	January 2, 2000
Last Air Date	January 3, 2000
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	2h 5min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom, United States of America
Production Companies	Granada Television A+E Global Media
Networks	Channel 4

S01E02

Part 2

Rallying after sickness to prove the integrity of their marvelous seafaring chronometers, the Harrisons still had to fight for official recognition, and Gould's restoration of the Harrison clockworks provides a fitting coda to this exceptional story about the thrill of discovery and the tenacity of remarkable men.

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