In 1714, following a maritime disaster, British Parliament offers £20,000 for the first reliable method of determining longitude on a ship at sea. It's known that longitude can be found by comparing a ship's local time to the time at the port of origin. The challenge is finding a clock—a chronometer—that can keep time at sea, where temperature changes, humidity, gravity and a ship's movement affect accuracy. NOVA chronicles the seventeenth-century journey to determine longitude. | ||
Title | : | NOVA |
First Air Date | : | Mar 03, 1974 |
Last Air Date | : | Aug 07, 2024 |
Number of Episodes | : | 984 |
Number of Seasons | : | 51 |
Genres | : | Documentary |
Networks | : | PBS |
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Alternative Titles | : | PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova |
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