The Greatest Scientific Prize Ever!!
Sep 23, 2021
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The Greatest Scientific Prize Ever!!

On October 22, 1707, 28 miles west of England, Admiral of Fleet, Sir Cloudesley Shovell steered four ships onto the rock off the Isles of Scilly, losing the lives of 2,000 sailors including his own.  Seven years later the British Admiralty offered 20,000 pounds sterling for the "Discovery of the Longitude".  Who would earn this fantastic prize?  Join us at Rotary for the answer.