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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was famous for reducing the motion of the planets to a few equations?
(a) John Harrison.
(b) Leonhard Euler.
(c) John Hadley.
(d) Isaac Newton.

2. What two problems did H-3 solve that previous clock designs didn't?
(a) Size and stability.
(b) Force and gravity.
(c) Temperature and friction.
(d) Light and speed.

3. Who was hired to copy the H-4?
(a) John Jeffreys.
(b) Captain Cook.
(c) George III.
(d) Larcum Kendall.

4. What country was Thomas Godfrey from?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) United States.

5. After Bradley died, who filled the open slot on the Board of Longitude.
(a) Maskelyne.
(b) Bliss.
(c) Harrison.
(d) It remains vacant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Bradley want to split the longitude award prize money with?

2. How long did it take Harrison to build H-2?

3. How old was Harrison when he completed the H-5?

4. What was the response by the Board of Longitude to Harrison's first presentation?

5. How much did H-3 weigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the H-4.

2. Explain the developments in finding an astronomical solution outlined in Chapter 9: Hands on Heaven's Clock.

3. Why was Maskelyne threatened by Harrison?

4. Why didn't the H-4 win the Longitude Prize?

5. Explain the title of Chapter 10: The Diamond Timekeeper.

6. What advances did the H-3 make?

7. What was the problem with Maskelyne's lunar-distance method?

8. What did the Board of Longitude hire Larcum Kendall to do?

9. What happened to clockmaking after Harrison's death?

10. What happened when King George III took an interest in Harrison's clocks?

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