Time and time again determination of longitude at sea in the 17th century /
Determination of one's longitude at sea has perplexed sailors for many centuries. The significant uptake of world trade in the 17th and 18th Centuries rendered the increasingly urgent need to solve the 'longitude problem', an issue of strategic national importance. Historical accounts...
| Main Author: | De Grijs, Richard, 1969- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol :
IOP Publishing,
2017.
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. |
| Series: |
IOP expanding physics.
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| Subjects: |
CMU Main Books 3rd Floor
| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Main Books 3rd Floor | QB225 .D448 2017 |
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