Alphabetical Index Index by Year of Birth
John Harrison
* 1693 Foulby near Wakefield, Yorkshire
+ 1776 London
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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 presented his first "sea watch" (now known as H4) in 1759.
2023