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The Quest for Longitude is a book for students and for teachers, for collectors and for scholars, and for the thousands of people who, having enjoyed Sobel's Longitude, desire a well-illustrated reference that describes in detail the many fascinating devices and the intriguing characters who, by solving the ancient problem of finding longitude at sea, changed the world forever. 250 illustrations, 120 in color.
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The Quest for Longitude: The Proceedings of the Longitude Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 4-6, 1993
November 1, 1996, Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University
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0964432900 9780964432901
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 406-421) and index.
"The Longitude Symposium was organized under the auspices of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments in connection with the Fourteenth Annual Seminar of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors."
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