| In May of 1714 representations
from Her Majesty's Fleet, Merchants and Merchant-Men demanded
the Government encourage the solution of the Longitude problem
and in July of that year the Longitude Act was passed offering
up to £20,000 for a method of determining Longitude at
Sea.
In the mid 1720's Yorkshire
born John Harrison started work on what would be the first
of his clocks, H1 that would work on board ships and so solve
the Longitude problem. In 1772 after a lifetimes work, culminating
in the watch H4, John Harrison was paid the final balance
of the £20,000 reward.
In 1999 Sinclair Harding started work on
a clock in homage to John Harrison. Nearly 5 years in the
making the Sinclair Harding H1 is a wonderful combination
of art and fascinating mechanics, all finished to an exquisite
standard.
Approximately 3/4 (24" wide x 18"
deep x 18" high) of the original size, this still impressive
piece puts on show Harrison's inventions, from the simple
yet significant roller mounting of the Spring barrel arbor
through the elegance of the Grasshopper escapement to the
to the mind-boggling complexity of the Grid Iron compensation
mechanism.
Take a trip through the clock, marvel at
the genius of John Harrison and the skills of the Sinclair
Harding craftsmen.
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Take a trip throught the clock, marvel at the genius of John Harrison and the skills of the Sinclair Harding craftsmen.
Take a 3D Tour of John Harrison's H1
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