TY  - BOOK
AU  - Howse,Derek
TI  - Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude
SN  - 0192159488
PY  - 1980///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Royal Greenwich Observatory
KW  - History
KW  - fast
KW  - Time
KW  - Systems and standards
KW  - Longitude
KW  - Temps
KW  - Systèmes et normes
KW  - Measurement
KW  - Role of Royal Greenwich Observatory, to 1978
KW  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Howse, Derek
KW  - meridien Greenwich longitude
KW  - Marine Chronometer
KW  - history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-234) and index; Seeking the longitude: 300 BC -- AD 1675 -- Greenwich time for astronomers: 1675-1720 -- Greenwich time for navigators: 1700-1840 -- Greenwich time for Great Britain: 1825-1880 -- A prime meridian 1790-1884 -- Greenwich time for the world: 1884-1939 -- A clock more accurate than the earth -- Appendices: I. Finding the longitude -- II. Time-finding by astronomy -- III. Mechanical and electrical clocks by Roger Stevenson -- IV. Modern precision clocks by John Pilkington -- V. Time-balls in operation, 1861 -- VI. International Meridian Conference, Washington, 1884
N2  - 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
ER  -