Which English clockmaker invented the marine chronometer H4, solving the longitude problem in 1761?
For centuries, sailors struggled to determine their exact position at sea. A self-taught carpenter from Yorkshire changed maritime navigation forever with a pocket-watch-sized timepiece.
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