1-th episode of 26-th season "NOVA"

What "NOVA" 1-th episode about

In 1714, following a maritime disaster, British Parliament offers £20,000 for the first reliable method of determining longitude on a ship at sea. It's known that longitude can be found by comparing a ship's local time to the time at the port of origin. The challenge is finding a clock-a chronometer-that can keep time at sea, where temperature changes, humidity, gravity and a ship's movement affect accuracy.

Episode number: 1

Episode name: "Lost At Sea: The Search For Longitude"

Episode release date: 7 october 1998 at 01:00

Status: aired