Secretary of the Board of Longitude
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The Secretary of the Board of Longitude was an official role in the British government responsible for administering and recording the work of the Board, which oversaw efforts to solve the problem of determining longitude at sea.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative position
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government office ⓘ |
| abolished | 19th century ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
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| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
House of Commons papers
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surface form:
British parliamentary papers
Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ
surface form:
archives of the Royal Greenwich Observatory
minutes of the Board of Longitude ⓘ |
| employer |
Board of Longitude
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UK government ⓘ
surface form:
British government
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| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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longitude determination ⓘ maritime science ⓘ navigation ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
archiving technical reports and evaluations
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ensuring compliance with the Longitude Acts ⓘ issuing official notices on longitude rewards ⓘ liaison with the Royal Navy on longitude experiments ⓘ liaison with the Royal Society on scientific assessments ⓘ maintaining official registers of longitude trials ⓘ preparing documentation for Parliament when required ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
contributing to safer long‑distance sea navigation
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facilitating evaluation of John Harrison’s timekeepers ⓘ supporting astronomical methods of finding longitude ⓘ supporting the development of marine chronometers ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administration of payments and grants awarded by the Board
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administration of the Board of Longitude ⓘ communication of Board decisions to the Admiralty and other bodies ⓘ correspondence with inventors and navigators ⓘ custody of Board of Longitude records ⓘ management of applications for longitude rewards ⓘ organization of Board of Longitude meetings ⓘ preparation of minutes and reports ⓘ recording proceedings of the Board of Longitude ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| partOf | Board of Longitude ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | dissolution of the Board of Longitude ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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