Longitude Prize Systems
Public rewards and evaluation processes for practical navigation, timekeeping, astronomy, and instrument solutions.
Core metadata
- ID: longitude_prize_systems
- Era: Renaissance
- First known date: 1714 (exact)
- Region: Great Britain / Longitude Act and Board of Longitude
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Joint-Stock Companies (joint_stock_companies)
- Marine Chronometer Prototypes (marine_chronometer_prototypes)
- Naval Logbooks (naval_logbooks)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Papers of the Board of Longitude (Cambridge Digital Library, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node
- Board of Longitude (Connected Histories, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 0
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Chronometer Prototypes (marine_chronometer_prototypes) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Marine Chronometer Prototypes provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Naval Logbooks (naval_logbooks) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Naval Logbooks provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Joint-Stock Companies (joint_stock_companies) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Joint-Stock Companies provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
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