Longitude was. Determining longitude requires knowing the exact time of day, which was difficult prior to modern clocks. The source book below tells the story of Englishman John Harrison's life-long pursuit of building a reliable clock and its importance to navigation.
You wear very specific on what type of thermometer he wanted and what specific information you wanted so I just made one like this, hope it helps anyway! -Sam
Answer:
H = 109.14 cm
Explanation:
given,
Assume ,
Total energy be equal to 1 unit
Balance of energy after first collision = 0.78 x 1 unit
= 0.78 unit
Balance after second collision = 0.78 ^2 unit
= 0.6084 unit
Balance after third collision = 0.78 ^3 unit
= 0.475 unit
height achieved by the third collision will be equal to energy remained
H be the height achieved after 3 collision
0.475 ( m g h) = m g H
H = 0.475 x h
H = 0.475 x 2.3 m
H = 1.0914 m
H = 109.14 cm
Metal is a conductor of heat while wood does the opposite so having a wooden spoon would keep you from burning your hand
