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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: In the Meridian Courtyard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in command of the ships that ran into the Scilly Islands near England?
(a) Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell.
(b) Samuel Pepys.
(c) John Harrison.
(d) Commodore George Anson.

2. When did clock makers begin to design clocks to measure longitude?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 16th century.
(d) 17th century.

3. What did Lieutenant Commander Rupert T. Gould of the Royal Navy do to Harrison's clocks?
(a) Tested them at sea.
(b) Stole them.
(c) Dismantled them.
(d) Restored them.

4. Tobias Mayer was a ____________.
(a) American theologian.
(b) German mapmaker.
(c) English astronomer.
(d) French scientist.

5. Who placed the prime meridian in Greenwich?
(a) Flamsteed.
(b) Gould.
(c) Halley.
(d) Nevil Maskelyne.

Short Answer Questions

1. When measuring longitude, each hour of time difference between the ship and starting point marks a progress of how many degrees of longitude?

2. Who helped Harrison build a clock that never lost more than a second per month?

3. 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?

4. What was the powder of sympathy method to determine longitude called?

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

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