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Brian Klaas@brianklaas.bsky.social |
The tale of how one clockmaker solved the problem of longitude—which helped build empires and unleash the Industrial Revolution—is a thriller worth your time. My latest, linking neurons, naval history, sea turtles, and the best named admiral of all-time: www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-thrill...
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Marc N Cunat
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You pulled me into this piece by mentioning sea turtles. So glad. Great article. 😎
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Mike Vlasic
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I thought the problem was that sailors knew how far east or west (latitude) they were, but not how far north or south (longitude).
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Hens Breet
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Who made the illustration?
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Dave Long
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Thanks for writing/sharing, bumping to the #NavalHistory feed :)
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