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\nIn this video, the teacher explains the significance of longitude and latitude in cartography and navigation. They discuss the challenges faced by explorers in determining longitude and how accurate timekeeping was the key. The teacher...\nIn this video, the teacher explains the significance of longitude and latitude in cartography and navigation. They discuss the challenges faced by explorers in determining longitude and how accurate timekeeping was the key. The teacher also highlights the innovative solution of using diamond gears in John Harrison's H4 clock, which revolutionized navigation and helped sailors determine their exact location on the planet.\n
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3:39
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3rd - 12th
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\nTMW Media - All the Answers\n\n
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2022
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English
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clocks, electricity, mass, cars, wind, energy, family, migration, sports, explorers, time, location, distance, work, black holes, airplanes, bicycles, lava, volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, x-rays, speed, manatees, clouds, canals
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octopus, science, chemical reatcion, solar eclipse, time savings, earthquake, quick sand, fires, calendars, auto racing, olympics, kids, light bulb, tar pits, ice age, skyscrappers, fencing, big bang, great wall, world wide web, death valley, the nile, amazon, heat waves, time keeping, determine longitude, latitude, divides, important, difficult, precise, longitude, determine, clock, earth, harrison, planet, chronometer, method, guess, ocean, answer, problem, made, metal, temperatures, contest, make
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