NYC: Oxford University, 1980. 1st USA edition, F/NF. Book has very little wear. DJ has some light edge wear. 79 illustrations - b & w photos, technical drawings, maps. Includes 6 appendices, bibliography, notes and index. Covers the period of longitude investigation from 300 BC to 1861. One appendix covers modern precision clocks. Read the book, see the wonderful film, staring Jeremy Irons and Michael Gambon. Nice copy, 254 pp.

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Title: Greenwich Time and the Discovery of the Longitude
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York. NY
Publication Date: 1980
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0192159488
ISBN 13: 9780192159489
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st American edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Traces the astronomical, navigational, and timekeeping advances that led to the development of Greenwich time, the concept of longitude, and the designation of Greenwich as the prime meridian

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