NOVA Season 26 Episode 1 Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude 1998
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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.
- Released: 1998-10-06
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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2. Chasing El Nino 1998-10-13
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3. Terror In Space 1998-10-27
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4. Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond 1998-11-03
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5. Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius 1998-11-10
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6. Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1) 1998-11-24
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7. Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden (2) 1998-11-24
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8. Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3) 1998-11-24
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10. The Perfect Pearl 1998-12-29
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11. The Beast of Loch Ness 1999-01-12
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12. Submarines, Secrets, and Spies 1999-01-19
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18. Battle Alert in the Gulf 1999-02-23
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19. Volcanoes of the Deep 1999-03-30
