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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Hands on Heaven's Clock.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Centurion set sail for the South Pacific, what did they not take with them?
(a) A compass.
(b) Harrison's clock.
(c) Medication to ward off scurvy.
(d) Smith's map.

2. What was one of Harrison's innovations?
(a) A vacuum that held out temperature changes.
(b) A brass and steel pendulum that aided in keeping time despite temperature changes.
(c) A new clock face that revolutionized the way we tell time.
(d) Gears that could last for extended periods at sea.

3. What was one benefit of the Whiston-Ditton proposal?
(a) It led to the monetary award for a solution to the longitude problem.
(b) Whiston and Ditton each became rich off of their proposal.
(c) It led to glory for England for being the first to solve the problem of longitude.
(d) It was a reliable method of determining longitude.

4. What did Huygens and Hooke fight over?
(a) A ship.
(b) A map.
(c) A woman.
(d) A patent.

5. Early clocks weren't up to measuring longitude at sea for two reasons. They were not accurate and changed because of what while at sea?
(a) Rocking of the boat.
(b) Speed of the boat.
(c) Temperature.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country was John Hadley from?

2. Describe the relationship between Harrison and the Royal Academy of Astronomers.

3. When did Harrison learn of the Longitude Prize?

4. What year was Harrison born?

5. Tobias Mayer was a ____________.

(see the answer key)

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