25 janv. 1736 - John Harrison
Description:
In 1736, after years of work, Harrison invented a clock that used a spring instead of a pendulum. It was the first marine chronometer, an instrument that could give accurate time on a rolling ship.(https://divediscover.whoi.edu/history-of-oceanography/the-age-of-discovery/)
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Date:
25 janv. 1736
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 289 ans