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    From Gerald Kelleher@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 28 13:29:43 2023
    Michael Gambon played the role of John Harrison, the English innovator who first created the accurate watch needed to satisfy the Longitude Act based on the rotation of the Earth at a rate of 15 degrees per hour and one complete rotation in 24 hours-

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scnDFP-gafc

    The equally admirable actor Brian Cox played his detractor on the Longitude Board with the same insidious vehemence shown to the principles of planetary dynamics and the 24-hour watch that contributors here show today with their silly misadventure based
    on RA/Dec.

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to Gerald Kelleher on Sat Sep 30 00:57:04 2023
    On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 1:29:46 PM UTC-7, Gerald Kelleher wrote:
    Michael Gambon played the role of John Harrison, the English innovator who first created the accurate watch needed to satisfy the Longitude Act based on the rotation of the Earth at a rate of 15 degrees per hour and one complete rotation in 24 hours-

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scnDFP-gafc

    The equally admirable actor Brian Cox played his detractor on the Longitude Board with the same insidious vehemence shown to the principles of planetary dynamics and the 24-hour watch that contributors here show today with their silly misadventure
    based on RA/Dec.

    I've seen the movie, long time ago though?
    It was pretty good, as I recollect it?

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