Ships, clocks, and stars
Offers an illustrated look at the heated competition to discover a method of determining a ship's longitude at sea after the British government passed the 1714 Longitude act, which established a sizable prize for developing a practical method of doing so.--
| Main Author: | Dunn, Richard, 1966- |
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| Other Authors: | Higgitt, Rebekah,, Rees, Martin J., 1942-, National Maritime Museum (Great Britain),, Royal Museums Greenwich,, United Technologies Corporation, |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY : Greenwich, London :
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers ; [published] in association with Royal Museums Greenwich,
2014.
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| Physical Description: |
255 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 32 cm. |
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CMU Oversize 3rd Floor
| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Oversize 3rd Floor | QB225 .D86 2014 | Available |