Historedia
Person

John Harrison

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1772–1773

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Harrison, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. John Harrison wins the Longitude prize

    1772–1773

    Role: Recipient of the parliamentary award

    1. May–July 1772 · Unnamed palace where King George III conducted the testsKing George's Verification of H5

      King George III tested Harrison's watch No. 2 in 1772, confirming its high accuracy.

    2. 1773 · Parliament of Great BritainParliamentary Award to Harrison

      In 1773, Parliament granted Harrison £8,750 for his achievements, though he never received the official prize.

Sources

  1. John Harrison Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24