The Longitude Prize is an inducement prize contest offered by Challenge Works, a social enterprise which was historically part of Nesta, a British lottery...

ship's longitude at sea. The prizes, established through an Act of Parliament (the Longitude Act) in 1714, were administered by the Board of Longitude. This...

European maritime powers offered prizes for a method to determine longitude at sea. The best-known of these is the Longitude Act passed by the British parliament...

many lost..." and announced the Longitude Prize "for such person or persons as shall discover the Longitude." The prizes were to be awarded to the first...

celestial body. Longitude may also refer to: Longitude rewards, a British inducement prize for a solution to the longitude problem Longitude, a book by Dava...

The Longitude Act 1714 was an Act of Parliament of Great Britain passed in July 1714 at the end of the reign of Queen Anne. It established the Board of...

Gould (1890–1948). Longitude presents the story of Harrison's efforts to develop the marine chronometer and thereby win the Longitude prize in the 18th century...

history of longitude describes the centuries-long effort by astronomers, cartographers and navigators to discover a means of determining the longitude of any...

include the Longitude prize (1714–1765), the Orteig Prize (1919–1927) and prizes from enterprises such as Challenge Works and the X Prize Foundation....

conditions. In 1714, the British government offered a longitude prize for a method of determining longitude at sea, with the awards ranging from £10,000 to...