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The Discovery of the Longitude
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What was the primary motivation for the British government to offer a large reward for a method to accurately determine longitude at sea?
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To improve navigation and reduce shipwrecks
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The British government was primarily motivated by the need to improve navigation and reduce the number of shipwrecks that occurred due to inaccurate longitude determination.