CliveH Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Well I am ceertainly "big"! But am I too bl**dy old now? :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 never to old clive, just nicely matured like a fine wine B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 John Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 twooks - 2007-05-27 9:57 PM peter - 2007-05-27 9:21 PM Had no complaints Twooksie. :-> bragging again petey, what does mrs petey think - or doesn't she come on here - which might explain why you're so brave *-) :-> :-> B-)Well she always has a smile on her face. :D Not brave just honest. (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 twooks - 2007-05-27 11:24 PM never to old clive, just nicely matured like a fine wine B-)Yeah all covered in dust and cobwebs. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 howie - 2007-05-27 11:27 PM John Harrison you bin inhaling strange substances again lil buddy B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 peter - 2007-05-27 11:38 PM twooks - 2007-05-27 11:24 PM never to old clive, just nicely matured like a fine wine B-)Yeah all covered in dust and cobwebs. :D not if you keep duckin' 'n' divin' - movin' an' a groovin' B-) sorry - watching Gristle Test on TV all 60s n 70s stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 twooks - 2007-05-27 11:48 PM howie - 2007-05-27 11:27 PM John Harrison you bin inhaling strange substances again lil buddy B-)The guy credited with inventing longtitude Twooks. Thought it might be of interest to you. :-) :-) :-) :-) ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 oh yeah, I read the book - fascinating - short sighted bigotry has always been alive and well in this country - indeed world - amazing we ever managed to stand upright when you see how snobbish and negative the ruling class [ie them with the funding] can be. also featured in Only Fools and Horses - it was the Harrison heirloom that brought them their millions of pounds sorry Howie - keep on inhaling the funny stuff - keep me on the straight n narrow - well - till 'chele gets back B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest caraprof Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 John Harrison didn't invent longitude! Latitude and longitude were well known to our sailors and explorers. The problem was that no one could calculate a ship's longitude so the government set up a Longitude Commission and awarded a massive prize to the person who could invent a clock that was accurate enough to enable sailors to calculate the time very accurately.John Harrison eventually made a portable clock that was accurate to a second a month, an incredible feat for a timepiece that rolled about on a ship.I'm a watch fan and have several high class watches, some are certified chronometers and one (a Patek Phillipe) is made to the standards of the Geneva Seal, which is even more refined and none of them can attain that accuracy even with all the modern materials and techniques available today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Quite correct Frank and what I should have said was that Harrison was the first to come up with the means to put longtiude to practical use. Always had a interest on how so many inventions and discoveries came through in such a relatively short period of time. For thousands of years, apart from the odd improvement or innovation things stayed more or less the same, but over the last two or three hundred years we have gone from living off the land to space technology. Something must have triggered this off, and the people who came up with these ideas were all original thinkers with nothing to go on but their own dreams and ingenuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 it was called the Enlightenment - when there was less restriction on free thinkers - unfortunately we now seem to be heading back to the dark ages at a galloping great rate of knots B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 can't beat wandering off thread - great innit?? B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 twooks - 2007-05-29 10:49 AM can't beat wandering off thread - great innit?? B-)Not always Twooks. Sometimes a flippant remark on a serious thread can bring about a quite strong and deserved rebuke. :-> :-> :-> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 a serious thread - on the ChitChat channel - naw, now the other one different game plan - but [forra change] wasn't meant to be flippant - I was genuinely impressed - seems my rep has gone before me :'( :'( 'scuse me if I keep duckin n divin but I'm trying to dodge a clip around the ear (lol) (lol) (lol) (lol) (lol) (lol) (lol) ciao before I get caught :-> :-> B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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