Occasionally, there were prizes, such as that given to John Harrison in the 18th century, for solving the so-called longitude problem, but prizes were only given after the fact, when they were given at all.
Как, например, та, которую получил Джон Харрисон в 18 веке за решение проблемы долготы. Но награды давали только после предоставленных результатов, если выдавали вообще.