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What happened in 1714?

3 moments from 1714 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.

1714 · from Harrison's sea clock solves the longitude problem
The Longitude Act offers a prize
c. 1714 · from The 1710s: Newcomen's engine and the longitude prize
Fahrenheit's mercury thermometer
1714 · from The 1710s: Newcomen's engine and the longitude prize
Longitude Act passed