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Lost at Sea : The Search for Longitude. Recounts how John Harrision discovered the concept of longitude in the 18th century, thus making the waters safe for navigation. Axelrod, David R., screenwriter, television producer; Jones, Peter, 1941- television director; Apsell, Paula S., television producer; Dreyfuss, Richard, narrator; Malahide ...
- 54 min
6 de out. de 1998 · With Patrick Malahide, Richard Dreyfuss. 18th century British clock maker and carpenter John Harrison invents a marine chronometer that allows ships to calculate longitude while at sea, preventing numerous shipwrecks, some of them involving the British Navy.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Peter Jones
- 1998-10-06
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6 de out. de 1998 · An expedition on a period sailing vessel as it sails the open sea will demonstrate the life and death importance of finding your longitude at sea. It was one of humankind's most epic quests - a technical problem so complex that it challenged the best minds of its time, a problem so important that the nation that solved it would rule ...
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude: With Richard Dreyfuss, Patrick Malahide. A technical problem so complex that it challenged the best minds of its time, a problem so important that the nation that solved it would rule the world's economy.
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- 1998-10-06
- Documentary
- Richard Dreyfuss, Patrick Malahide
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6 de out. de 1998 · The problem was navigation by sea—how to know where you were when you sailed beyond the sight of land — establishing your longitude. While the gentry of the 18th Century looked to the stars for the answer, an English clockmaker, John Harrison, toiled for decades to solve the problem.
