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Great video. But their initial claim that the given clock they are presenting "changed the world" does not bear out. It took a much different design for a sea chronometer, which he did in fact invent. But they really glossed over the details of the watch and the features that actually did the work.
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No, toward the end it said the king had to pressure them to pay him at all, and he didn't get the money until he was 80 years old only to die three years later. I remember reading elsewhere that they didn't want to pay because he was a "mere commoner".
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[–] facepaint 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Great video. But their initial claim that the given clock they are presenting "changed the world" does not bear out. It took a much different design for a sea chronometer, which he did in fact invent. But they really glossed over the details of the watch and the features that actually did the work.
[–] ChiComs 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Did he get paid promptly for the clock? I thought he got swindled for a long time.
[–] theoldguy [S] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
No, toward the end it said the king had to pressure them to pay him at all, and he didn't get the money until he was 80 years old only to die three years later. I remember reading elsewhere that they didn't want to pay because he was a "mere commoner".
[–] ChiComs 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Thats horrifically dishonest of the government. It affects future similar promises and offers.
[–] derram ago
https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=T-g27KS0yiY :
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