Harrison’s H4 Chronometer, 1760

Published in May 28th, 2008
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HARRISON’S H4 CHRONOMETER, 1760 (Highest resolution available 2010×2442) While concerns about repairing and supplying ships remained permanent for all navies, the end of the Seven Years War saw a technological breakthrough that freed mariners from shackles that had bound them since man first learnt to navigate: the problem of longitude was solved. Mariners had been [...]

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The Improved Chain Pump

Published in May 28th, 2008
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THE IMPROVED CHAIN PUMP By John Bentinck (Highest resolution available 1824×2700) The withdrawal of the Cambridge, Marlborough and Dragon from their attack on the Morro Castle in Havana throws into sharp relief the difficulties of waging war far from significant dockyard resources and in the tropics where wood and iron decay quickly. The ships were [...]

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