14 June 1773: Parliament belatedly awards John Harrison part of the prize due to him for inventing the marine chronometer
Annual Register. 1774. Supplies Granted by Parliament for the Year 1773. The Annual Register, Vol. 16. London: James Dodsley. Get it:
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To John Harrison, as a further reward and encouragement, over and above the sums already received by him, for his invention of a time-keeper, for ascertaining the longitude at sea, and his discovery of the principles upon which the same was constructed: £8,750.
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Abbreviations:
- ER: East Riding
- GM: Greater Manchester
- NR: North Riding
- NY: North Yorkshire
- SY: South Yorkshire
- WR: West Riding
- WY: West Yorkshire
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Harrison seems to have spent most of his life in Lincolnshire and London, so maybe this should be banished.
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To John Harrison, as a further reward and encouragement, over and above the sums already received by him, for his invention of a time-keeper, for ascertaining the longitude at sea, and his discovery of the principles upon which the same was constructed: £8,750.
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