John Oram's photos with the keyword: Marcus Cornish

John Harrison 1693-1770 (2019-20) by Marcus Cornish, bronze. Barrow-upon-Humber. John Harrison, Barrow's 'most famous son', was a clockmaker and inventor. He is seen here winding H4, the watch (marine chronometer) which enabled sailors to calculate their position at sea and solved 'the problem of longitude'. 200_4_P1030651E