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Teacher: Mr. Cap “In Search of Longitude”

1. Any Nation which found a method of Navigation could rule ______________________________________________

2.  John Harrison taught himself the art of ___________________________________________________

3.  What shape was the wood in the “log and line”? ___________________________________________

4.  To measure knots (distance) a counter would count the number of _________________ that flowed

through his _________________ in the time that a _________________ second hourglass emptied.

5.  Measuring a ships speed in knots is one of the techniques of _________________ ________________

6.  During the 1700's knots was the only way to measure _________________ traveled at ____________

7.  Map makers use ________________ ________________ to indicate points on the surface of the __________.

8.  _______________________ is represented by parallel lines____________________ is the line for 0 degrees Latitude

9.    ______________ is depicted by vertical lines called meridian running from ______________ to ___________.

(10.) 300 years ago only _________________ was measurable.

(11.) The safest way to travel was to get to the right _________________ and then _________________.

(12.) However, all nations went the same way, so warring nations and pirates could “lay in _______________” for each other.

(13 .) Why did four ships of England 's fleet run aground? ________________________________________

(14 .) In 1714 Parliament offered a reward for: _________________________________________________

(15.) The reward was _________________ pounds. This was equivalent to _________________ today.

(16.) Who was the prime commissioner on the board? __________________________________________

(17.) John Harrison thought each ship should have a _______________ that could point out exactly what time it was?

(18.) The Harrison clock has been working since _________________.

(19.) Galileo used _________________'s moons to tell time.

(20.) Newton proclaimed that longitude would not be found by _________________ makers but by _____________.

(21.) Harrison knew that fixed stars come into your vision _________________ (min.sec.) earlier everyday.

(22.) Harrison combined metals of ______________ and _______________ to make his gridiron pendulum