The man who made time travel
Describes the need for sailors to be able to determine their position at sea and the efforts of John Harrison, an eighteenth century man who spent his life refining instruments to enable them to do this.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Melanie Kroups Books,
c2003.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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