为了解决在海上计算经线的问题，1675年英格兰国王查理二世下令建造了皇家格林尼治天文台，同时他还悬赏了一大笔奖金，给予第一个发明出在海上也能准确计时的钟表的人。
He offered an enormous cash prize to anyone who could build a clock that would remain accurate at sea.
英国政客反对詹姆斯二世，他们呼吁信奉新教的奥兰治亲王威廉入侵英国夺取王位。
So the English politicians rejected James II, and appealed to a Protestant king, William of Orange, to invade and take the English throne.
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