Longitude Act
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The Longitude Act was an 18th-century British law that established substantial financial rewards to encourage the development of accurate methods for determining a ship’s longitude at sea, spurring innovations like marine chronometers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Longitude Act 1714 | 2 |
| Longitude Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9215386 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Longitude Act Context triple: [Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer, associatedWith, Longitude Act]
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A.
Geary Act
The Geary Act was an 1892 U.S. law that extended and intensified Chinese exclusion by requiring Chinese residents to carry residency permits and imposing harsh penalties for noncompliance.
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B.
Durham Report
The Durham Report was an 1839 British governmental report by Lord Durham that analyzed the causes of the 1837–1838 Canadian rebellions and recommended responsible government and the union of Upper and Lower Canada, profoundly shaping Canada's political development.
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C.
Scott Act
The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
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D.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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E.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Longitude Act Target entity description: The Longitude Act was an 18th-century British law that established substantial financial rewards to encourage the development of accurate methods for determining a ship’s longitude at sea, spurring innovations like marine chronometers.
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A.
Geary Act
The Geary Act was an 1892 U.S. law that extended and intensified Chinese exclusion by requiring Chinese residents to carry residency permits and imposing harsh penalties for noncompliance.
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B.
Durham Report
The Durham Report was an 1839 British governmental report by Lord Durham that analyzed the causes of the 1837–1838 Canadian rebellions and recommended responsible government and the union of Upper and Lower Canada, profoundly shaping Canada's political development.
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C.
Scott Act
The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
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D.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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E.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Board of Longitude ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
determination of longitude
ⓘ
navigation at sea ⓘ |
| beneficiary | John Harrison ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdInstitution | Board of Longitude ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1714-07-08 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| establishedBody | Board of Longitude ⓘ |
| field |
maritime navigation
ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Royal Navy navigation practices
ⓘ
merchant shipping navigation practices ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedPerson |
John Harrison
ⓘ
Nevil Maskelyne ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Astronomer Nevil Maskelyne
|
| jurisdiction | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public act ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| longTitle |
An Act for providing a publick Reward for such Person or Persons as shall discover the Longitude at Sea
ⓘ
linked to:
Board of Longitude
|
| motivatedInnovation |
lunar distance method
ⓘ
marine chronometer ⓘ |
| offeredReward |
£10,000 for finding longitude within 1 degree
ⓘ
£15,000 for finding longitude within 2/3 of a degree ⓘ £20,000 for finding longitude within 1/2 degree ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage the development of accurate methods for determining longitude at sea
ⓘ
to improve maritime navigation safety ⓘ to reduce shipwrecks and losses in long‑distance sea voyages ⓘ |
| reasonForEnactment |
difficulty of determining longitude at sea
ⓘ
frequent shipwrecks due to navigational errors ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Age of Sail
ⓘ
Board of Longitude ⓘ British maritime expansion ⓘ marine chronometer ⓘ |
| rewardCondition | demonstration of a practical method to determine longitude at sea ⓘ |
| rewardCurrency | pounds sterling ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Longitude Act 1714
ⓘ
linked to:
Longitude Act
|
| signedBy |
Queen Anne
ⓘ
linked to:
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
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| sponsor | government of Queen Anne ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
longitude
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maritime safety ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| typeOfReward | monetary prize ⓘ |
| verificationMethod | sea trials under supervision of the Board of Longitude ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1714 ⓘ |
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Subject: Longitude Act Description of subject: The Longitude Act was an 18th-century British law that established substantial financial rewards to encourage the development of accurate methods for determining a ship’s longitude at sea, spurring innovations like marine chronometers.
Referenced by (3)
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