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John Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) John Harrison (March 1693 - March 24 1776) was an English clock designer who developed and built the first successful maritime clock one whose accuracy great enough to allow the determination of longitude over long distances. Harrison was born at Foulby in Yorkshire the eldest son of a carpenter. The Harrisons were and demanded their prize a matter that worked its way to Parliament which offered 5000 pounds for the They refused and planned another trip to Barbados to settle the matter. www.freeglossary.com /John_Harrison   (1649 words)

John Harrison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Harrison (March 24, 1693–March 24, 1776) was an English clockmaker, who designed and built the world's first successful chronometer (maritime clock), one whose accuracy was great enough to allow the determination of longitude over long distances. Harrison was born at Foulby, near Wakefield, in Yorkshire. Harrison died on his eighty-third birthday and is buried in the graveyard of St John's Church, Hampstead along with his second wife, Elizabeth and their son William. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Harrison   (2104 words)

John Harrison's Timepiece Harrison packed full-scale models of the gridiron pendulum and the grasshopper escapement, to show what he had done, and the drawings for the proposed marine clock, to show what he planned to do, and went to London in search of financial assistance. Harrison, a methodical man and something of a perfectionist, spent the next seven years building his "Number One", as it was later called. Harrison was awarded L2,500 as an interim prize and was told that the full prize would be his only if he submitted his clock to an examination of its mechanism and to another and more exacting trial at sea. www.surveyhistory.org /john_harrison's_timepiece1.htm   (2141 words)

Roger p@rsons_world of John Harrison John Harrison is famous as the inventor of the first chronometer - a clock for finding time at sea, and for the reluctance of the Board of Longitude to award his prize. John Harrison was born in Foulby, near Wakefield, but the family moved to Barrow-on-Humber soon after. More information on Harrison's life and work can be found in: John Harrison and the Problem of Longitude, by Heather and Mervyn Hobden, 7th edition, ISBN 1 871443 25 3, price £10, published by The Cosmic Elk, which is on sale at Jews Court, Steep Hill, Lincoln and other places. homepages.enterprise.net /rogerp/harrison.html   (706 words)

John Harrison John Harrison took on the scientific and academic establishment of his time and won the longitude prize through extraordinary mechanical insight, talent and determination. Harrison was born in Foulby, near Wakefield, in Yorkshire in 1693 but his family moved to Barrow, in Lincolnshire, when he was quite young. Harrison would be paid £10,000 as soon as he disclosed his secrets and handed over his mechanisms to the Astronomer Royal, with the remaining £10,000 being paid when other timekeepers of the same type, accurate enough to find longitude to within 30 miles, were made. www.thepirateking.com /bios/harrison_john.htm   (2655 words)

No. 235: Harrison's Timepiece ohn Harrison was born in Yorkshire in 1693. Harrison was too old for another voyage, so he sent his son off to the West Indies in 1761. Harrison had finally won the prize at the age of 80. www.uh.edu /engines/epi235.htm   (559 words)

John Harrison Another invention of his was a recoil clock escapement in which friction was reduced to a minimum, and he was the first to employ the commonly used and effective form of "going ratchet", which is a spring arrangement for keeping the timepiece going at its usual rate during the interval of being wound up. Harrison applied himself vigorously to the task, and in 1735 went to the Board of Longitude with a watch which he also showed to Edmund Halley, George Graham and others. Harrison worked at the subject with the utmost perseverance, and, after making several watches, went up to London in 1761 with one which he considered almost perfect. www.nndb.com /people/072/000101766   (521 words)

BBC News | SCI/TECH | Longitude clock comes alive But John Harrison believed there was a mechanical answer and after 40 years of work proved in 1764 that a clock could be used to locate a ship's position at sea with extraordinary accuracy. John Harrison was a working class joiner who developed an obsession for creating high-precision clocks. But Harrison was an old man of 79 when, in 1772, he finally received the recognition, and prize money, he deserved, after King George III intervened on his behalf. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/1864737.stm   (770 words)

John Harrison Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Harrison's involvement in a broad variety of personal growth programs over three decades have given him a unique insight into the nature and dynamics of the stuttering person. He is currently the editor of the NSA's monthly newsletter "Letting GO." Harrison has run workshops for the stuttering and the professional communities in over 20 cities across the U.S. and Canada and has been a presenter at every NSA national convention. John is the author of "How to Conquer Your Fears of Speaking before People," written especially for the stuttering community. www.neurosemantics.com /Stuttering/John_Harrison.htm   (336 words)

JOHN HARRISSON'S AND THE INVENTION OF THE MARINE CHRONOMETER John Harrison took on the scientific and academic establishment of his time and won the longitude prize through extraordinary mechanical adaptability, and sheer determination. John Harrison was born March 24th 1693, in Yorkshire, moving to the village of Barrow upon Humber in Lincolnshire, son of a carpenter. John Harrison built his first pendulum clock before he was twenty. www.solarnavigator.net /history/john_harrison.htm   (1351 words)

[No title] John Harrison's solution to the problem of longitude was a technological triumph. But what really grabs you about Harrison is his story - how he struggled for more than 40 years to build a machine that would satisfy his obsessive demand for perfection, and how leading astronomers conspired to deny him his place in history and a parliamentary reward of £20,000. Perhaps surprising for a Harrison devotee, he is understanding of the derision heaped on his hero by the astronomers. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/241228.stm   (878 words)

Amazon.co.uk: Travel Arrangements: Books: M.John Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Harrison's writing balances disquietingly on the edge of realism and careful descriptions of quotidian life and place, shifting into intimations of worlds of feeling and states of mind briefly glimpsed. Readers familar with M. John Harrison's work will not be disappointed by the quality of this collection, but admirers may be a little disquieted by the fact that that the earlier stories seem superior to the later (some of which are mere shards: in the manner of the later novels but lacking the substance). Harrisons short stories tend to overlap with his novels, so that if you've read any of his previous books you will probably bump into characters that you've already met.Sometimes you will even recognize whole passages, but don't be put off by this. www.amazon.co.uk /Travel-Arrangements-M-John-Harrison/dp/000654603X   (1816 words)

John Harrison. Lincolnshire legend Born in Yorkshire in 1693 John Harrison spent his early life in the North Lincolnshire village of Barrow upon Humber. Harrison battled throughout his life against influential astronomers who scoffed at a mechanical solution to the problem, favouring celestial observations. John Harrison had the mental toughness to jettison half a lifetime's work on sea clocks and start afresh on the new concept of a watch to solve the problem. www.antique-clockrepairs.co.uk /harrison.html   (228 words)

UKTV: Personalities: Profile: John Harrison John Harrison, a self-taught mechanical genius who pioneered a failsafe method of establishing longitude at sea, earned the gratitude of every sailor who has ever wondered what dangers lurk beyond the horizon. John Harrison was born in 1693, the son of a Yorkshire joiner. Harrison ought to have been awarded his prize immediately but the Board of Longitude was heavily weighted towards astronomers and mathematicians who favoured the lunar method. www.uktv.co.uk /?uktv=standarditem.index&aID=539122   (707 words)

John Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) John Harrison; John Harrison Mayor of North Tyneside John Harrison. John Harrison (March 24 1693–March 24 1776) was an English clock designer, who developed and built the world's first successful maritime clock, one whose accuracy was great enough to allow the determination of longitude over long distances. In 1728 Harrison packed up full scale models of his inventions and drawings for a proposed marine clock to compete for the Longitude Prize and headed for London seeking financial assistance. john-harrison.iqnaut.net   (1505 words)

Amazon.com: Light: Books: M. John Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Harrison's talent for brilliant, reality-bending SF is on display yet again with this three-tiered tale, published (and highly praised) in the U.K. in 2002. Harrison brings a far deeper wisdom and maturity to science fiction than other writers typically do, and poses important questions that reach far beyond the old conceits of the genre. Harrison begins with Michael Kearney, a sick, yet brilliant serial killer who is obsessed with a pair of dice and some creepy idea called "The Shrander" that's chasing him. www.amazon.com /Light-M-John-Harrison/dp/0553382950   (2069 words)

George Harrison Beatles PICTURES Beatles TABS Beatles DISCOGRAPHY LYRICS Beatles PHOTOS HISTORY MP3 PICS Brainwashed ... Harrison first expressed his hostility to his "chundering" schoolmasters by dressing in outlandish outfits and sleeping in class, but by the age of thirteen, he had discovered a far better way to channel his anger: playing guitar. Harrison's subsequent solo albums, though popularly successful by virtue of his millions of fans, were not always as well-received critically. Harrison's tact and the way he has dealt with his inner self should not be underestimated; the "quiet" Beatle does seem to have this part of his life totally sorted out. george-harrison.info   (2191 words)

Handmade Violins From Harrison Violins - Violin Maker John Harrison, it has been said, is one of the finest makers of violins in the world. John has been making violins since 1982 and has made well over one hundred instruments including violins, violas and cellos. A visit to "Harrison's Violins" is a recommended experience and this Web Page will give you an idea of what you will find there. www.harrisonviolins.com   (384 words)

Dr. John H. Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) In 1967, Dr. Harrison was appointed as an assistant professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In January 1985, Dr. Harrison was appointed Associate Provost at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Harrison also served as a member of the Task Force appointed by the Governor of North Carolina concerned with the establishment of a Supercomputer Center which led to the establishment of the North Carolina Supercomputer Center. ias.ga.unc.edu /~jhh   (486 words)

Harrison Lab Home Harrison, J. Caraco and S. Seitzinger (2005) Global distribution and sources of dissolved organic matter export by rivers: results from a spatially explicit, global model (NEWS-DOM), Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19 (4), doi:10.1029/2005GB002480, 1-16 (pdf). Harrison, J. Seitzinger, A. Bouwman, N. Caraco, A. Beusen and C. Vörösmarty (2005) Dissolved inorganic phosphorus export to the coastal zone: results from a spatially explicit, global model (NEWS-DIP), Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19, doi:10.1029/2004GB002357, 1-15 (pdf). Harrison, J. Matson and S. Fendorf (2005) Effects of a diel oxygen cycle on nitrogen transformations and greenhouse gas emission in a eutrophied, subtropical stream, Aquatic Sciences, doi:10.1007.s00027-005-0776-3, 1-8 (pdf). www.vancouver.wsu.edu /fac/harrisoj   (565 words)

John Harrison: travel and fiction writer Here John had just left the remote hamlet of Ayash (it means City of the Dead) and is persuading Dapple the donkey up the hill to the evening's campsite, at nearly 14,000 feet. John is also working on a novel about the the conquest of Peru, completing a second collection of short stories, and finishing a year as Writer in Residence at Trinity College Carmarthen, Wales, with a project called The Wild Wood. John also tutors creative and travel writing workshops and courses from junior school to post-graduate level and many varied adult groups. homepage.ntlworld.com /r.e.brennan   (231 words)

M John Harrison interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction Harrison continues: "The problem with description anyway is that it's so close to explanation; and explaining something is so close to explaining it away. These days M. John Harrison is continuing to reflect the status quo in his fiction. M John Harrison interviewed by David Kendall (1997, for The Edge). www.infinityplus.co.uk /nonfiction/intmjh.htm   (4201 words)

Our Family Tree - John Longtitude Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Ann Harrison was the wife of Robert Sudall born 30 Apr 1818. John Harrison's father, Henry Harrison, was a joiner, churchwarden and parish clerk. John Harrison born 23 March 1693 at Foulby, Yorkshire, Baptised 31st March 1693 in Wragby, died 24 March 1776 at Red Lion Square, London. www.rawcliffes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /webfam/jlongtitudeharrison.html   (750 words)

About John Harrison - Violin Maker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) John Harrison was born into a family of craftsmen. John strives to create the most authentic and highest quality instruments possible. John finishes each instrument with a varnish that he creates using traditional Italian formulas. www.harrisonviolins.com /about.htm   (267 words)

John Harrison, Oklahoma Mother - Katie Harrison was born in Georgia and was moved to Indian Territory as a slave in 1837, was sold on the block at a place unknown to me, shortly after her arrival from the old country (meaning Georgia). John Harrison is a character all within himself. John is an Uncle of Jake Simmons and they have lived the greater part of their lives together, and he feels a hesitancy in giving information and data unless he has his nephew Jake Simmons to corroborate his sahing and acts. newdeal.feri.org /asn/asn14.htm   (4500 words)

m. john harrison interview - for zone-sf.com John Harrison was born in 1945 and published his first SF story in New Worlds magazine in 1968. Harrison is most renowned for the landmark fantasy series, Viriconium, published between 1971 and 1983 - of which the last volume, In Viriconium, was nominated for the Guardian fiction prize - and his non-sf novel Climbers published in 1989, winner of the Boardman Tasker Memorial Award for writing about the mountain landscape and climbing. Harrison's latest novel, Light combines his SF and mainstream interests in a story of three entangled lives in the far future and the recent past. www.zone-sf.com /mjharrison.html   (3042 words)

M. John Harrison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Harrison, is a British author of science fiction, fantasy and literary fiction. Harrison also collaborated with Michael Moorcock on a Jerry Cornelius comic strip illustrated by Mal Dean. John Harrison: an insightful essay on some of Harrison's work. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/M_John_Harrison   (499 words)

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