MD related: Longitude The Movie

[J L]

spencer:
>The new cable movie Longitude ...

Quite a decent adaptation, though I wouldn't want to watch
it at a single sitting.  It was shown in two parts in the
UK earlier this year.

Incidentally, Channel 4 recently aired a series on the
origins of the industrial revolution entitled _The Day The
World Took Off_.  This is a must-see if you get the chance,
especially the nice comparison between Harrison's clocks and
Vaucanson's Duck.  GRGR(31)'s chess-playing 'robot' also
features ...

JL

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