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John Harrison, English clock maker, 1768.Artist: W Holl

John Harrison, English clock maker, 1768.Artist: W Holl

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John Harrison, English clock maker, 19th century. Harrison (1693-1776) designed and built the world's first successful maritime clock, one whose accuracy was great enough to solve one of the most pressing scientific problems of the day - how to calculate longitude at sea.

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Creator
  1. W Holl, attributed to: British: Artist, engraverSearch Wikipedia for W Holl
After
  1. Thomas King: British: ArtistSearch Wikipedia for Thomas King
Subject
  1. John Harrison: British: Inventor, horologistSearch Wikipedia for John Harrison
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3781x4619
File Size : 51,166kb

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  1. 0580007533
  1. 1-344-979
  1. 1344979
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