Longitudes Examined: Tercentenary Conference on the History of the Board of
Longitude and the Determination of Longitude at Sea
Friday 25-Saturday 26 July 2014
Lecture Theatre, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
This major international conference marks the tercentenary of the passage
of the Longitude Act on 20 July 1714. It offers the opportunity to discuss
the history of the Board of Longitude during its subsequent century of
activity, and the broad implications of the enterprises to determine
longitude at sea.
This is a conference designed for the general public, and will address the
main elements of the narratives of reward, discovery, controversy and
excitement that surrounded the longitude projects of the time. The
conference will explore how navigational techniques changed, how the Board
of Longitude worked and the influence it exerted, and its very wide
institutional, cultural and social significance.
The Conference is organised under the auspices of the AHRC project The
Board of Longitude 1714-1828: Science, Innovation and Empire in the
Georgian World. It coincides with the opening of a major exhibition on
Longitude at the National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich.
For further information:
http://www.rmg.co.uk/researchers/conferences-and-seminars/longitudes-examined
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