The illustrated longitude / Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes.
The illustrated longitude / Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Walker, c1998.
Call Numbers
TQ064457
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
216 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Walker, c1998.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"To encourage a solution, governments established major prizes for anyone whose method or device proved successful. The largest reward of [pound]20,000 - truly a king's ransom - was offered by the British Parliament in 1714. The scientific establishment - from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton - had been certain that a celestial answer would be found and...
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Full title
The illustrated longitude / Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes.
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Originally published: Longitude. New York : Walker, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from NQ526.6209/1.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1998.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
TQ064457
Record Identifier
74VMy4oyqNVA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMy4oyqNVA
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0802713440
9780802713445
DDC
526.6209
MMS ID
991002189679702626
