TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dunn,Richard
AU  - Higgitt,Rebekah
ED  - National Maritime Museum (Great Britain),
TI  - Finding longitude: how clocks and stars helped solve the longitude problem 
SN  - 9780007525867
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Collins
KW  - Longitude
KW  - Measurement
KW  - History
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - Nautical astronomy
KW  - Navigation
KW  - fast
KW  - Clock (general)
KW  - United Kingdom
KW  - Longitude Greewich navigation Maskelyne
KW  - Catalog UK-London astronomy clock
KW  - Fewster, Kevin [Foreword]
KW  - Exhibition catalogs
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Published to accompany the exhibition held at the National Maritime Museum, London, June 2014; Includes bibliographical references and index; Prologue: a world divided -- The problem -- The contenders -- On trial -- Making longitude work -- Working at sea -- Commerce and crrativity -- Defining the world
N2  - Official publication of the National Maritime Museum's exhibition "Ships, Clocks and Stars: The Quest for Longitude". 300 years ago, amidst growing frustration from the naval community and pressure from the increasing importance of international trade, the British government passed the 1714 Longitude Act. It was an attempt to solve one of the most pressing problems of the age: how to determine a ship's longitude (east-west position) at sea. With life-changing rewards on offer, the challenge captured the imaginations and talents of astronomers, skilled craftsmen, politicians, seamen and satirists. This beautifully illustrated book is a detailed account of these stories, and how the longitude problem was solved. Finding Longitude tells a new story of one of the great achievements of the Georgian age, and how it changed our understanding of the world
ER  -