Time and Time Again: Determination of longitude at seain the 17th Century

Time and Time Again: Determination of longitude at seain the 17th Century

By Richard de Grijs

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This book explores the role Dutch scholars played in the development of instruments and technology in the 17th Century that would allow sailors to accurately and precisely determine their position, in particular longitude, using the motions of the Sun/stars together with accurate time pieces.


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Publish date November 22, 2017
Publisher Institute of Physics Publishing
Format Hardcover
Pages 368
Language Eng
ISBN 9780750311953
0750311959

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