Galat, Joan Marie, 1963-,
The discovery of longitude /
by Joan Marie Galat ; illustrated by Wes Lowe.
- 1 volume : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Relates the story of John Harrison, an eighteenth-century man who solved the problem of establishing the East-West position of a ship at sea.
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