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	* [https://www.royalobservatorygreenwich.org/articles.php?article=1311 Transcript of the act], from ''Transcripts of the 23 Longitude Acts'', Royal Observatory Greenwich		* [https://www.royalobservatorygreenwich.org/articles.php?article=1311 Transcript of the act], from ''Transcripts of the 23 Longitude Acts'', Royal Observatory Greenwich

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	\| long_title = An Act for the Repeal of all former Acts concerning the Longitude at Sea, except so much thereof as relates to the Appointment and Authority of the Commissioners thereby constituted, and also such Clauses as relate to the constructing, printing, publishing, vending, and licensing of Nautical Almanacks, and other useful Tables; and for the more effectual Encouragement and Reward of such Person and Persons as shall discover a Method for finding the same, or shall make useful Discoveries in Navigation; and for the better making Experiments relating thereto.
	~~\| year = 1774~~
	~~\| citation = [[14 Geo. 3]]. c. 66~~
	~~\| territorial_extent = [[Great Britain]]~~
	~~\| royal_assent = 2 June 1774~~
	~~\| commencement = 24 June 1774{{efn\|Section 1.}}~~
	~~\| repeal_date = 21 August 1871~~
	~~\| replaces = See {{Section link\|\|Repealed enactments}}~~
	~~\| amendments = [[Finding of the Longitude at Sea Act 1776]]~~
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	~~\| status = Repealed~~
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	The '''Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1774''' ([[14 Geo. 3]]. c. 66) was an [[Act of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|act]] of the [[Parliament of Great Britain]] that repealed the earlier legislation providing rewards for the discovery of a method of finding the longitude at sea, saving the provisions constituting the Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude (the [[Board of Longitude]]) and those relating to the ''[[Nautical Almanac]]'', and made new and reduced provision for such rewards.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Longitude found: the story of Harrison's timekeepers \|url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/time/harrisons-clocks-longitude-problem \|access-date=2026-09-25 \|website=Royal Museums Greenwich}}</ref>		The '''Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1774''' ([[14 Geo. 3]]. c. 66) was an [[Act of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|act]] of the [[Parliament of Great Britain]] that repealed the earlier legislation providing rewards for the discovery of a method of finding the longitude at sea, saving the provisions constituting the Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude (the [[Board of Longitude]]) and those relating to the ''[[Nautical Almanac]]'', and made new and reduced provision for such rewards.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Longitude found: the story of Harrison's timekeepers \|url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/time/harrisons-clocks-longitude-problem \|access-date=2026-09-25 \|website=Royal Museums Greenwich}}</ref>

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	The '''Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1774''' ([[14 Geo. 3]]. c. 66) was an [[Act of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|act]] of the [[Parliament of Great Britain]] that repealed the earlier legislation providing rewards for the discovery of a method of finding the longitude at sea, saving the provisions constituting the Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude (the [[Board of Longitude]]) and those relating to the ''[[Nautical Almanac]]'', and made new and reduced provision for such rewards.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Longitude found: the story of Harrison's timekeepers \|url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/time/harrisons-clocks-longitude-problem \|access-date=2026-09-25 \|website=Royal Museums Greenwich}}</ref>		The '''Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1774''' ([[14 Geo. 3]]. c. 66) was an [[Act of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|act]] of the [[Parliament of Great Britain]] that repealed the earlier legislation providing rewards for the discovery of a method of finding the longitude at sea, saving the provisions constituting the Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude (the [[Board of Longitude]]) and those relating to the ''[[Nautical Almanac]]'', and made new and reduced provision for such rewards.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Longitude found: the story of Harrison's timekeepers \|url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/time/harrisons-clocks-longitude-problem \|access-date=2026-09-25 \|website=Royal Museums Greenwich}}</ref>