Finding Longitude (First edition, first impression)

Richard Dunn; Rebekah Higgitt

ISBN 10: 0007939892 / ISBN 13: 9780007939893

Published by Collins, London, 2014

About this Item

Quarto. 255pp. First edition, first impression. Includes numerous black and white and colour images.
This book is in near fine condition. The boards and spine are fine. The pages are very lightly tanned to the edges, and there are a small number of light foxing spots to the top edge of the closed text block. The binding remains tight. The dust jacket is near fine, with minor bumping to the edges and light shelfwear. The dust jacket is unclipped.

Seller Inventory # 734

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Finding Longitude (First edition, first impression)
• Publisher: Collins, London
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007939892
• ISBN 13: 9780007939893
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 22.7W x 27.2H x 2.9D centimeters 22.7 centimeters width by 27.2 centimeters height by 2.9 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1273 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science and Technology
  • Exploration
  • History
  • Naval history
  • British History

About this title

Synopsis

300 years ago, amidst growing frustration from the naval community and pressure from the increasing importance of international trade, the British government passed the 1714 Longitude Act. It was an attempt to solve one of the most pressing problems of the age: how to determine a ship's longitude (east-west position) at sea. With life-changing rewards on offer, the challenge captured the imaginations and talents of astronomers, skilled craftsmen, politicians, seamen and satirists. This illustrated book is a detailed account of these stories, and how the longitude problem was solved.