Board of Longitude
The Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea, or more popularly Board of Longitude, was a British government body formed in 1714 to administer a scheme of prizes intended to encourage innovators to solve the problem of finding longitude at sea.
Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea | |
| Formation | 1714 |
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| Founder | Longitude Act 1714 |
| Dissolved | 1828 |
| Type | Government body |
| Purpose | administration of a scheme of prizes intended to encourage innovators to solve the problem of finding longitude at sea |
Membership (1714) | 24 |
| Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1713 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Citation | 13 Ann. c. 14 (Ruffhead c. 15) |
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