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BL
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| Record Number
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984337
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b738707
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| Main Entry
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Sobel, Dava.
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| Title & Author
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The illustrated longitude /\ Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes.
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| Edition Statement
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1st pbk. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Walker,, ©2003.
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| Page. NO
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216 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0802775934
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: 1439559325
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: 9780802775931
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: 9781439559321
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| Notes
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Originally published: Longitude. New York : Walker, 1995.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Imaginary lines -- Sea before time -- Adrift in a clockwork universe -- Time in a bottle -- Powder of sympathy -- Prize -- Cogmaker's journal -- Grasshopper goes to sea -- Hands on heaven's clock -- Diamond timekeeper -- Trial by fire and water -- Tale of two portraits -- Second voyage of Captain James Cook -- Mass producation of genius -- In the meridian courtyard.
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| Abstract
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An illustrated version of Dava Sobel's story about how John Harrison invented a clock that kept accurate time at sea, thereby creating a way to measure the longitude of ships.
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Harrison, John,1693-1776.
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Harrison, John,1693-1776
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Chronometers-- History.
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Clock and watch makers-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Longitude-- Measurement-- History.
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Chronometers.
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Clock and watch makers.
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Longitude-- Measurement.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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529
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| LC Classification
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QB225.S63 2003
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| NLM classification
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55.08bcl
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| Added Entry
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Andrewes, William J. H.,1950-
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Sobel, Dava.
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