Ships, Clocks, and Stars

Ships, Clocks, and Stars

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.--.

Book information

ISBN: 9780062353566
Publisher: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 526.6209
Number of pages: 255
Weight: 2055g
Height: 327mm
Width: 268mm
Spine width: 28mm