Скачать или смотреть The Clockmaker Who Changed the World: John Harrison and the Quest for Longitude

For centuries, sailors risked shipwreck and death because they could not accurately calculate their longitude at sea, a crisis highlighted by the tragic Scilly naval disaster of 1707. In 1714, the British government offered a massive financial reward to anyone who could solve this problem. While the scientific elite, led by figures like Nevil Maskelyne, favored complex astronomical methods involving lunar distances, a self-taught carpenter named John Harrison believed the answer lay in a precision timekeeper. This video explores Harrison's decades-long struggle to perfect the marine chronometer—from his early wooden clocks to the revolutionary H4 watch—and his battle against the Board of Longitude to claim his rightful prize and change navigation forever.