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That autumn, the board offered to hand over half the reward money, on the condition that Harrison hand over to them all the sea clocks, plus a full disclosure of the magnificent clockwork inside H-4. If Harrison expected to receive the full amount of the £20,000 prize, then he would also have to supervise production of not one but two duplicate copies of H-4—as proof that its design and performance could be duplicated.
Lance McNeill
The Board changes the rules again
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
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