Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
marine chronometer
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gptkbp:accuracy |
within 1 second per day
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gptkbp:awardYear |
gptkb:Longitude_Prize_(partial_award)
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gptkbp:balanceWheel |
bimetallic
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gptkbp:designedBy |
gptkb:John_Harrison
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gptkbp:diameter |
13 cm
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gptkbp:displayedAt |
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich
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gptkbp:escapement |
detent escapement
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gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:Board_of_Longitude
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
H4 marine chronometer
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gptkbp:influenced |
development of marine navigation
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gptkbp:legacy |
enabled accurate navigation at sea
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich
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gptkbp:material |
brass
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gptkbp:mechanismOfAction |
spring-driven watch
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
first successful marine timekeeper
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gptkbp:purpose |
solving the problem of determining longitude at sea
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gptkbp:testedBy |
gptkb:voyage_to_Jamaica_(1761-1762)
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gptkbp:weight |
1.45 kg
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gptkbp:yearCompleted |
1761
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Harrison
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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