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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 country was Thomas Godfrey from?

2. How long did it take Harrison to build and test the H-5?

3. Who did Harrison first contact when he arrived in London?

4. Due to the astronomers' ______________, Harrison would face much resistance after he finished his greatest work.

5. When did Harrison die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the title of Chapter 14: The Mass Production of Genius.

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

3. Explain the relationship between Harrison and Jefferys.

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

5. What hurdles did Harrison have to jump over even though the H-4 was accurate enough to win the Longitude Prize?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing each of Harrison's clocks. What were the advancements of each one? How long did they take to build? Which ones were shrouded in controversy? Which one was closest to winning the prize?

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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