Interesting feature on John Harrison

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Interesting feature on John Harrison

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Interesting feature in The Guardian, especially for anyone with a C9.

Clockmaker John Harrison vindicated 250 years after ‘absurd’ claims

http://gu.com/p/47jhy
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lovely article - thanks.
i love the fact that often if someone strives for their vision of something never before done, they get written off as being 'insane'.....
i imagine the word 'preposterous' may have been on many august lips at the time too! the sheer audacity of the man! :lol:
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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Very interesting. Thank you.
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