The longitude prize
The story of John Harrison, inventor of watches and clocks, who spent forty years working on a time-machine which could be used to accurately determine longitude at sea.
Main Author: | Dash, Joan. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Basel ; New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
c2000.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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