Longitude Act
The Longitude Act 1714 was an Act of Parliament of Great Britain passed in July 1714 at the end of the reign of Queen Anne. It established the Board of Longitude and offered monetary rewards (Longitude rewards) for anyone who could find a simple and practical method for the precise determination of a ship's longitude. The Act of 1714 was followed by a series of other Longitude Acts that revised or replaced the original.
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for Providing a Publick Reward for such Person or Persons as shall Discover the Longitude at Sea. |
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| Citation | 13 Ann. c. 14 (Ruffhead: 12 Ann. St. 2 c. 15) |
| Dates | |
| Repealed | 1828 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
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