Finding longitude
Dunn, Richard 1966-
Finding longitude - Collins 2014 - 256 pages
Published to accompany the exhibition held at the National Maritime Museum, London, June 2014
300 years ago, amidst growing frustration from the naval community and pressure from the increasing importance of international trade, the British government passed the 1714 Longitude Act. 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. This illustrated book is a detailed account of th
9780007525867 0007525869
100=NOTNACO 700=NOTNACO 710=NOTNACO
Longitude--Measurement--History--Exhibitions
Nautical astronomy--History--Exhibitions
Navigation--History--Exhibitions
527.209 DUN
Finding longitude - Collins 2014 - 256 pages
Published to accompany the exhibition held at the National Maritime Museum, London, June 2014
300 years ago, amidst growing frustration from the naval community and pressure from the increasing importance of international trade, the British government passed the 1714 Longitude Act. 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. This illustrated book is a detailed account of th
9780007525867 0007525869
100=NOTNACO 700=NOTNACO 710=NOTNACO
Longitude--Measurement--History--Exhibitions
Nautical astronomy--History--Exhibitions
Navigation--History--Exhibitions
527.209 DUN