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Interest in the Board of Longitude of the eighteenth century and its intimate connexion with the Royal Society has been revived by Earl Baldwin’s presentation to the Society of a collection of manuscripts, printed documents and original letters relating to the joint deliberations of the Society and the Board. An Act of Parliament, which was passed in 1714 offering various rewards for a method of finding the longitude at sea and constituting the Board of Longitude, named the President of the Royal Society as one of the Commissioners. Other Fellows by virtue of some or other public office served on the Board from time to time ; the Astronomer-Royal, for instance, was one of the Commissioners. Many applications for grants were considered by the Board, which was unable to recommend any reward until John Harrison eventually perfected his chronometer to the satisfaction of the Commissioners. The Royal Society was officially consulted with regard to Harrison’s instrument and it was upon a recommendation of the Council that he was awarded sums amounting in all to £15,000 during the period 1737-73.

Gleanings from the library - II: The Board of Longitude and the Royal Society