John Harrison

English clockmaker and horologist

John Harrison (3 April [O.S. 24 March] 1693 – 24 March 1776) was a self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea.

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John Harrison was born on Tuesday, 24 March 1693 in Foulby, near Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. They were best known as an inventor. Harrison's country of citizenship (nationality) was British. They died on Sunday, 24 March 1776 in London, England at the age of 83. Their zodiac star sign were Aries.

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Place of birth	Foulby, near Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England	edit
Date of death	24 March 1776	edit
Age	83 (age at death)
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