Now! Then! Tag: Harrison, John (1693-1776)

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West Riding-born autodidact carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device enabling the calculation of longitude at sea.

14 June 1773: Parliament belatedly awards John Harrison part of the prize due to him for inventing the marine chronometer

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Now! Then! is an almanac portraying Yorkshire on this day. Now! lists modern happenings in the heavens and on earth. Then! consists roughly of 934 historical serendipities (750K words) from the last 2,000 years, quoted from 1,586 more-or-less contemporary accounts, and dealing with 6,697 subjects, such as (automated list!) Leeds, York, West Riding of Yorkshire, Church of England, London, Sheffield, Bradford, poetry, Horse, Kingston upon Hull ... Leeds’s Singing Organ-Grinder has been compiling and coding Now! Then! The Yorkshire Almanac at bedtime to educate himself about his new home since moving from Hackney to Headingley in April 2021. It will soon be available in printed and e-book editions. You can also book a performance with barrel organ of The Yorkshire Almanac Songbook.

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