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100 1 _aSobel, Dava.
240 1 0 _aLongitude
245 1 4 _aThe illustrated longitude /
_cDava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes.
250 _a1st pbk. ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bWalker,
_c2003, c1995.
300 _a216 p. :
_bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;
_c25 cm.
500 _aOriginally published under title: Longitude. 1995.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 214) and index.
520 _aDescribes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
650 0 _aLongitude
_xMeasurement
_xHistory.
650 0 _aChronometers
_xHistory.
600 1 0 _aHarrison, John,
_d1693-1776.
650 0 _aClock and watch makers
_zGreat Britain
_vBiography.
700 1 _aAndrewes, William J. H.,
_d1950-
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