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In July of 1714, during the reign of Queen Anne, the X Act was passed in response to the merchants and seamen petition presented to Westminster Palace in May. A prize of £20,000 was offered for a method of determining X to an accuracy of 30 miles.
To solve the X problem, Y produced 4 versions of Z. These were later named H1, H2, H3 and H4. H1 was a giant sized Z but H4 was only 13 cm in diameter. Captain Cook used a copy of H4 in voyage of three years, which ranged from the Tropics to the Antarctic. On returning he remarked that it had been "our faithful guide through all the vicissitudes of climates".
What is X Y and Z.
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Going by your climate change clue..
Z = Device to determine ocean currents?
No clue about X,Y
X= North Pole
Y= Person who invented the compass
Z= the compass
X- Latitude /Longitude
Z-Marine compass/watch
X- Map-making/Cartography/projecting 3 dimensions on 2?
Y- Newton?
Z- Sextant?
X = The Longitude act.
Y = John Harrison, a carpenter by profession.
Z = The Marine chronometer.
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