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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 did Hadley and Godfrey invent?

2. How much did H-3 weigh?

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

4. How much time did H-4 lose at sea when it was being tested?

5. The number of pocket watches grew from one in 1737 to how many in 1815?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What effect did Harrison's clocks have on Britain?

3. What was Harrison's primary motivation for winning the longitude prize?

4. Why was Maskelyne threatened by Harrison?

5. According to the Royal Academy of Astronomers, why was Harrison not "worthy" to solve the problem of longitude?

6. What effect did Harrison's success have on the Longitude Act and the Board of Longitude?

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

8. In Chapter 11: Trial by Fire and Water, who is the villain introduced? Why was he at odds with Harrison?

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

10. What advances did the H-3 make?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

We learn in Longitude the struggles that astronomers had gone through in developing a solution to the longitude problem and they would not allow all their work to be shown unnecessary. Sobel is able to come to allow the reader to come to this conclusion through the use of objective and subjective details. According to the Royal Academy of Astronomers, why was Harrison not "worthy" to solve the problem of longitude? How do you know this? Through objective or subjective details?

Essay Topic 2

What role did the astronomers elitism play in the quest for solving the longitude problem?

Essay Topic 3

Place the longitude problem in its historical context Include the following: social, political, cultural, religious, and economic factors.

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