4.2 - Maritime Science: Navigational Precision
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Practice Questions
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What was the longitude problem?
💡 Hint: Think about navigation and how sailors know where they are.
Who invented the marine chronometer?
💡 Hint: This person made a significant advancement in timekeeping at sea.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What was the primary goal of the Board of Longitude?
💡 Hint: Think about the challenges faced by sailors.
True or False: The marine chronometer is used to measure latitude.
💡 Hint: Recall the different geographical measurements.
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Challenge Problems
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Evaluate the long-term economic impact of solving the longitude problem on global trade.
💡 Hint: Consider how losses or savings in shipping can affect market prices.
Discuss how the innovations in maritime navigation techniques might be analogous to modern technological advancements in data science and logistics.
💡 Hint: Think about current technologies that help in decision-making.
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