The Quest for Longitude
by Andrewes, William J. H. (ed)
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About This Item
Cambridge (Mass.): Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, 1998. 2nd edition. New book. quarto. hardback with dust jacket 437pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Story of finding longitude at sea from about 1500 to 1790; a record of the contributions to the Longitude Symposium held at Harvard University in 1993. As well as information about marine timekeepers by Harrison, Earnshaw, Mudge and Arnold the book covers Harrison's wooden and brass regulators. Recommended for all collectors of chronometers
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- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138258
- Title
- The Quest for Longitude
- Author
- Andrewes, William J. H. (ed)
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge (Mass.)
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- quarto
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