“Having established itself securely on shipboard, the chronometer was soon taken for granted, like any other essential thing, and the whole question of its contentious history, along with the name of its original inventor, dropped from the consciousness of the seamen who used it every day.” InventionLongitudeLongitude ActChronometerJeremy Thacker Book:Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Source: Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time