Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Dava Sobel
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Dava Sobel
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the official title of the monetary award for solving the longitude problem?

2. When did Harrison learn of the Longitude Prize?

3. How long did Harrison work before receiving his monetary reward?

4. Where did Harrison go to present his case to the Board of Longitude?

5. Who came up with a way to draw longitude meridians on the night sky?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it unusual that John Harrison became an accomplished clockmaker?

2. In Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time, what happened to Sir Clowdisley's voyage?

3. Explain how longitude is affected by time.

4. In 1530, Flemish astronomer Gemma Frisiusm wrote that the clocks of his day "provided no problem to those who traveled." In reality, what were the problems with clocks of his day for travel?

5. Who were the early players in the longitude prize described in Chapter 6: The Prize. What role did they play?

6. What did Huygens patent in 1675.

7. What was the result of the Whiston-Ditton proposal?

8. Explain the title of Chapter 5: Powder of Sympathy.

9. What two advances did Thacker's chronometer make? Why did it still not work?

10. Why did changes in temperature affect early clocks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the Longitude Act of 1714? What factors led to its creation? Do you think the Longitude Act spurred the quest for the solution to the longitude problem?

Essay Topic 2

The Royal Astronomers were determined that the answer to the longitude problem resided in the heavens. Why wouldn't the astronomer's consider an alternative solution to the longitude problem, such as Harrison's clock solution?

Essay Topic 3

By entitling her book, Longitude: The True Story of the Lone Genius that Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time, Sobel seems to have a clear bias in her understanding of the history she portrays in her book. Using specific examples from the book, write an essay demonstrating ways in which Sobel's portrayal of history is biased towards Harrison.

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