John Harrison

(1693–1776) Clockmaker

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John Harrison was a clockmaker, best known for Prime Evil.

Quick Facts About John Harrison

Born: March 24, 1693
Died: March 24, 1776
Profession: Clockmaker
Notable works: Prime Evil

About John Harrison

John Harrison was an English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of how to calculate longitude while at sea.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by John Harrison

If you build up the soil with organic material, the plants will do just fine.

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Build

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“To be completely free, compelled by none to do as they wished”

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Freedom

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If the courts are making the decisions, it matters who the judge is and, of course, people are concerned with what is…

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Bottom

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Ontario wood prices are among the highest in the world.

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Among

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It's hard to leave behind scenes and characters I am in love with.

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“Two dragons born of this world will fight. One of dark and one of light. Twins in both, birth and might. Should…

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CRATEL is a center with a two-fold mission - to explore technology as an expressive element and to use technology to bridge…

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Between

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Satisfying every vision that fans have is probably impossible.

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Dreams

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I didn't feel that running away would change anything but when the roof of the garage started coming off I thought it…

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Anything

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We sat here during Irene in '99 with the back door open. We drank and watched all the stuff fly by.

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Back

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