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was John Jefferys, a freeman with The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. In 1753, Jefferys made Harrison a pocket watch for his personal use. He obviously followed Harrison’s design specifications, for Jefferys fitted the watch with a tiny bi-metallic strip to keep it beating true, come heat or cold.
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
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