Who were John Harrison's main rivals for the longitude prize?
Other Scientists
Politicians
Other Clockmakers
Shipbuilders
Answer
Politicians were John Harrison's main rivals for the longitude prize. They were against the idea of using a marine chronometer, because they believed it was too expensive and unreliable. They also thought that it would take too long to develop a chronometer that could be used accurately at sea.
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