Longitude (2000)
John Wood: Sir Edmund Halley
Quotes
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Sir Edmund Halley : Don't touch that, boy!
William Harrison : I didn't, sir, honest, I was just looking.
Sir Edmund Halley : Do you know what that is?
William Harrison : To tell the movements of the stars.
Sir Edmund Halley : How do you know that?
William Harrison : It's my job at home.
Sir Edmund Halley : You have one of these at home!?
William Harrison : No, sir, we use Mr. Johnson next door's chimney.
Sir Edmund Halley : And, pray, what is it that you learn from Mr. Johnson next door's chimney?
William Harrison : The time.
Sir Edmund Halley : How can you tell the time with a chimney?
William Harrison : If you stand in the right place, you can see Sirius.
Sir Edmund Halley : Sirius?
William Harrison : It moves behind Mr. Johnso's chimney 3 minutes and 56 seconds earlier every day. We need the time for our timepiece, to tell if it's true.
Sir Edmund Halley : And is it?
William Harrison : It's bloody perfect, sir.