Harrison's chronometer H5
John Harrison developed a series of chronometer, clocks that could keep time very accurately in the conditions found during an ocean voyage. However, it took a long time for him to be awarded a share of the prize money. To press his claims, Harrison had his chronometer, H5, tested at Kew Observatory by George III and Stephen Demainbray in the 1770s.
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