John Harrison

Carpenter

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Gender	Male
Death	248 years ago
Date of birth	April 3,1693
Zodiac sign	Aries
Born	Foulby
	United Kingdom
Date of died	March 24,1776
Died	Red Lion Street
	London
	United Kingdom
Residence	Red Lion Square
	London
	United Kingdom
Spouse	Elizabeth Scott
	Elizabeth Barrel
Children	William Harrison
Awards	Copley Medal
	Longitude rewards
Known for	Marine chronometer
	Gridiron pendulum
	Longitude by chronometer
Books	The Principles of Mr. Harrison's Time-keeper: With Plates of the Same
	William Harrison
Official site	johnharrisonwriterdirector.com
Listen artist	www.youtube.com
Siblings	Doug Harrison
Albums	Creepshow
Nationality	British
Date of Reg.	2019-02-21 14:22:00
Date of Upd.	2023-11-13 21:14:23
ID	440172

Creepshow
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Day of the Dead
Frank Herbert's Dune
Book of Blood
Dinosaur
Residue
The Assassination File
Supernova
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Donor Unknown
Painkiller Jane
Memories of Murder
Jack's Back
Effects
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Passionate Summer
Blank Slate
The Late Show

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John Harrison Life story

John Harrison was an English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea. Harrison's solution revolutionized navigation and greatly increased the safety of long-distance sea travel.

Booker Prize 2022: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins with supernatural satire

Oct 17,2022 5:21 pm

... " MacGregor s fellow judges were Alain Mabanckou, Helen Castor, M John Harrison and Shahidha Bari...

Historic England adds lighthouses, cliff lift and viaduct to At Risk Register

Feb 16,2020 7:13 am

... Grand Quarter, LeedsThis area was the first to be developed beyond Leeds medieval boundaries in the 1600s and was transformed by cloth merchant John Harrison, who also funded the construction of St John s Church, the oldest church in the city centre, in 1630...