Sunday, April 19, 2015

A 250-Year-Old Clock Claimed A World Record (And Vindicated Its Maker)


Shortly before his death in 1776, eccentric British clock-maker John Harrison claimed to have designed the ‘perfect’ clock, one that would keep time flawlessly. His rivals and peers wrote it off as the boastings of a bitter, 80-year-old failure — but in modern-day light, Harrison has finally been proved right.


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