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TitleFinding Longitude
AuthorDunn, Richard / Higgitt, Rebekah
Asset Number00397
PublisherHarper Collins / Royal Museums Greenwich
ISBN9780007525867
Published Date2014
Edition1
Printing1
Description
Pictorial hardcover with unclipped dust jacket.
 
It was an attempt to solve one of the most pressing problems of the age: how to determine a ship's longitude (east-west position) at sea. With life-changing rewards on offer, the challenge captured the imaginations and talents of astronomers, skilled craftsmen, politicians, seamen and satirists.
CategoryMiscellaneous Science
EpochModern
Date Acquired01/01/2021
Condition(1) Fine