The illustrated longitude
(Book)
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Contributors
Published
New York : Walker, [1998].
Format
Book
ISBN
0802713440, 9780802713445
Physical Desc
216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Barrington - Non-Fiction (Main Floor) | 526.62 SOB | On Shelf |
| Bristol (Rogers Free) - Adult Non-Fiction | 529 S | On Shelf |
| Harmony - Adult Non-Fiction | 526.62 SOB | On Shelf |
| Middletown - Adult Non-Fiction | 92 HARRISON | On Shelf |
| Newport - Adult Non-Fiction | 526.6209 Sob | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Walker, [1998].
Language
English
ISBN
0802713440, 9780802713445
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Longitude. New York : Walker, 1995.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
This fully illustrated edition of the international best-seller Longitude recounts in words and images the epic quest to solve the greatest scientific problem of the eighteenth and three prior centuries: determining how a captain could pinpoint his ship's location at sea. All too often, voyages ended in disaster when crew and cargo were either lost at sea or destroyed upon the rocks of an unexpected landfall. Thousands of lives and the fortunes of nations hung on a resolution. Governments established prizes for anyone whose method or device proved successful. The scientific establishment, certain that a celestial answer would be found, invested untold effort in this pursuit. By contrast, John Harrison built the unimaginable: a clock that told perfect time at sea, known today as the chronometer. Harrison's trials and tribulations during his forty-year quest to win the prize are the culmination of this remarkable story.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sobel, D., Andrewes, W. J. H., & Sobel, D. (1998). The illustrated longitude . Walker.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sobel, Dava, William J. H. Andrewes and Dava. Sobel. 1998. The Illustrated Longitude. Walker.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sobel, Dava, William J. H. Andrewes and Dava. Sobel. The Illustrated Longitude Walker, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sobel, Dava,, William J. H. Andrewes, and Dava Sobel. The Illustrated Longitude Walker, 1998.
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