The illustrated longitude /
Sobel, Dava.
The illustrated longitude / Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes. - 1st pbk. ed. - New York : Walker, 2003, c1995. - 216 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Originally published under title: Longitude. 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214) and index.
Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
0802775934 : PAP $28.00 9780802775931
St Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us RT 15, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942 SAN 631-5011
BL2003016280
Harrison, John, 1693-1776.
Longitude--Measurement--History.
Chronometers--History.
Clock and watch makers--Great Britain--Biography.
QB225 / .S63 2003
526/.62/09
The illustrated longitude / Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes. - 1st pbk. ed. - New York : Walker, 2003, c1995. - 216 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Originally published under title: Longitude. 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214) and index.
Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
0802775934 : PAP $28.00 9780802775931
St Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us RT 15, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942 SAN 631-5011
BL2003016280
Harrison, John, 1693-1776.
Longitude--Measurement--History.
Chronometers--History.
Clock and watch makers--Great Britain--Biography.
QB225 / .S63 2003
526/.62/09