Longitude Act Creates Incentives
Parliament established prizes for practical longitude methods, encouraging the navigation science associated with the Greenwich observatory.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Isaac Newton Biography and Timeline
Follow Isaac Newton through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Isaac Newton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1714–1717Years on this page
1714
1717
Guinea Valuation
A royal proclamation adopts Newton's recommended valuation of the guinea at 21 shillings, overvaluing gold relative to silver and moving Britain toward a de facto gold standard.
Role range: 1699-1727
Records, sources and methodology
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