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An edition of Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude (1980)

Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude

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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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Oxford University Press
Pages
254

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Subjects
Longitude, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Time, Systems and standards, History, Tijdmeting, Greenwich, Temps, Weltzeit, Geschichte, Royal Greenwich Observatory Greenwich, Systemes et normes
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Eng. Royal Greenwich Observatory Hurstmonceux

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Edition Notes

Includes index. Bibliography: p. [232]-234.

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Osford ; New York

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Library of Congress
QB223 .H75, QB223.H75

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 254 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Number of pages
254

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Open Library
OL21528572M
Internet Archive
greenwichtimedis0000hows
ISBN 10
0192159488
LCCN
79040052
OCLC/WorldCat
5352913
Library Thing
230043
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364716

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