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1	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time more books like this by Dava Sobel add to wishlist In this title the author sets the stage by recounting the difficulties early navigators had in determining their exact longitude. After the loss of many ships and human lives, Parliament in 1714 offered a rich prize for a practical way to measure longitude at sea. John Harrison, an apparently self-taught English clockmaker undertook the task. Over ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The illustrated longitude more books like this by Dava Sobel, William J. H. Andrewes add to wishlist Longitude, Dava Sobel's no.1 bestseller, is the elegant biography of the lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his times. With new material from Dava Sobel and William Andrewes, and illustrated with over 200 integrated photographs, The Illustrated Longitude is the essential book for everyone who fell in love with John Harrison ... see all copies from $6.53! new only from $19.95! \| first editions
3	The Man Who Made Time Travel more books like this by Kathryn Lasky, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) add to wishlist This dramatic picture-book biography tells the story of John Harrison, an obscure 18th-century clock maker who envisioned a way to measure longitude by mapping the heavens and developed a seafaring clock. A Junior Library Guild Selection. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.69! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude more books like this by Louise Borden, Erik Blegvad (Illustrator) add to wishlist John Harrison, an Englishman with no scientific training, worked for nearly 40 years to design a clock that could keep accurate time while at sea. Ultimately, he changed the course of seafaring and science forever. Full color. see all copies from $2.05! new only from $8.02! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Cartographic Fictions: Maps, Race, and Identity more books like this by Karen Piper add to wishlist Maps are stories as much about us as about the landscape. They reveal changing perceptions of the natural world, as well as conflicts over the acquisition of territories. Cartographic Fictions looks at maps in relation to journals, correspondence, advertisements, and novels by authors such as Joseph Conrad and Michael Ondaatje. In her innovative ... see all copies from $3.18! new only from $4.00! \| first editions
6	Greenwich Time & the Discovery of Longitude more books like this by Derek Howse add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
7	Latitud y Longitud more books like this by Rebecca Aberg add to wishlist - Simple, illustrated maps offer practice in using coordinates to find particular places. - Features close-up views of important lines of longitude and latitude, including the equator, the Prime Meridian, and the Arctic Circle. - Perfect for ESL students. - Format includes large color photographs, easy-to-read font, and simple interior design. - ... see all copies from $2.93! new only from $4.01! \| SVS
8	Longitude by Wire: Finding North America more books like this by Richard Stachurski add to wishlist This is a compelling narrative of how American ingenuity solved an international scientific mystery. At the turn of the nineteenth century, even the most experienced mariners were still risking catastrophe when navigating the North American coastline because they lacked accurate navigational charts. The various means available to chart makers of ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $21.96! \| SVS
9	Greenwich Time and the Longitude: Official Millennium Guide more books like this by Derek Howse add to wishlist The history of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich has been revised to coincide with the Millenium. Color illustrations and updated text tell the story of Greenwich from its foundations in 1676 to its present status as Longitude 0, the world's Prime Meridian for measuring longitude and time. The book covers the importance of longitude for navigation ... see all copies from $12.58! new only from $55.42!
10	Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean in the Years 1828, 29, 30,: Performed in H. M. Sloop Chanticleer Under the Command of the Late Captain Henry Foster, F.R.S. &C., by Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty more books like this by William Henry Bayley Webster add to wishlist Boydell & Brewer are pleased to announce that as from 1 December 2001 they will be distributing the Victoria County History, which has an international reputation as a work of reference for English local history. Begun in 1899, the publication of about three new volumes each year is gradually creating an encyclopedic history of the counties, ... see all copies from $26.99! new only from $26.99!
11	Is Anybody Up? more books like this by Ellen Kandoian add to wishlist Delicate watercolor illustrations and a simply written text show young children how morning comes at the same time for everyone who lives in the same time zone. Full-color. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	Greenwich Time and the Longitude more books like this by Derek Howse add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
13	The pulse of time : Galileo Galilei, the determination of longitude, and the pendulum clock more books like this by Silvio A. Bedini add to wishlist see all copies from $50.00!
14	Latitude & Longitude more books like this by Brian Williams add to wishlist Time affects our lives in countless ways every day. This engaging series explores the concept of time throughout history. see all copies from $2.75! new only from $14.74!
15	Latitude and Longitude more books like this by Rebecca Aberg add to wishlist All it takes are a few coordinates to locate Bear Cave, the international Date Line, and the equator in this lively introduction to the lines that run up and down and across on a map or a globe--latitude and longitude. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $3.95! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Voyages of Captain Luke Foxe of Hull and Captain Thomas James of Bristol in Search of the North-West Passage - Vol II more books like this by Miller Christy add to wishlist This early works on The voyages of Captain Luke Foxe and Captain Thomas James, is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, ... see all copies from $37.09! new only from $37.09! \| SVS
17	Daylight, twilight, darkness, and time; their distribution over the earth and their relationships to human affairs more books like this by Lucia C. Harrison add to wishlist see all copies from $9.75! first editions
18	Sun, earth, time, and man. more books like this by Lucia C. Harrison add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! first editions
19	Latitudes and longitudes of certain points in Missouri, Kansas, and New Mexico more books like this by Robert Simpson Woodward add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00!
20	Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude more books like this by Peter Jones add to wishlist Before global positioning systems, modern map-making--even before America was America--the concept of longitude was just a dream. Without its guidance, navigation in the 1700's was both unpredictable and deadly. This Nova episode is a dramatic recreation of longitude's birth, and the remarkable life of a humble carpenter named John Harrison who is ... see all copies from $4.73!
21	How to find the time at sea in less than a minute; being new and accurate methods more books like this by Alfred Challice Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00!
22	The strange and dangerous voyage of Captaine Thomas James, in his intended discovery of the Northwest Passage into the South Sea : wherein the miseries indured both going, wintering, returning; and the rarities observed, both philosophicall and... more books like this by Thomas James, Henry Gellibrand, W. W add to wishlist see all copies from $135.00!
23	John Harrison and the problem of longitude more books like this by Heather Hobden, Mervyn Hobden add to wishlist see all copies from $32.85!
24	The Voyages of Captain Luke Foxe of Hull, and Captain Thomas James of Bristol, in Search of a Northwest Passage, in 1631-32 more books like this by Luke Foxe add to wishlist Subtitle: With Narratives of the Earlier Northwest Voyages of Frobisher, Davis, Weymouth, Hall, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baflin, Hawkridge, Ad Others Volume: no. 88, pt. 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1894 Original Publisher: Printed for the Hakluyt society Subjects: Voyages and travels Longitude ... see all copies from $44.02! new only from $44.02!
25	Latitude & longitude by the noon sight more books like this by Hewitt Schlereth add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! first editions

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