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The longitude prize /

The story of John Harrison, inventor of watches and clocks, who spent forty years working on a time-machine which could be used to accurately determine longitude at sea.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dash, Joan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basel ; New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2000]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Chronometers > History > Juvenile literature.
Longitude > Measurement > History > Juvenile literature.
Harrison, John, > 1693-1776 > Juvenile literature.
Clock and watch makers > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Harrison, John, > 1693-1776.
Clocks and watches.
Inventors.
Description
Summary:The story of John Harrison, inventor of watches and clocks, who spent forty years working on a time-machine which could be used to accurately determine longitude at sea.
Item Description:"Frances Foster books."
Physical Description:200 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Awards:Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honors, 2000.
American Library Association Notables, 2001.
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2001.
ISBN:0374346364