Board of Longitude
British government department tasked with improving accurate marine chronometry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea, or more popularly Board of Longitude, was a British government body formed in 1714 to administer a scheme of prizes intended to encourage innovators to solve the problem of finding longitude at sea.
Quick Facts Formation, Founder ...
Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea | |
Formation | 1714 (1714) |
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Founder | Longitude Act 1714 |
Dissolved | 1828 (1828) |
Type | Government body |
Purpose | administration of a scheme of prizes intended to encourage innovators to solve the problem of finding longitude at sea |
Membership (1714) | 24 |
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Quick Facts Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1713, Citation ...
Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1713 | |
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Act of Parliament | |
Citation | 13 Ann. c. 14 (Ruffhead c. 15) |
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