Looking for longitude : a cultural history /

"Why make a joke out of a niche and complex scientific problem? That is the question at the heart of this book, which unearths the rich and surprising history of trying to find longitude at sea in the eighteenth century. Not simply a history on water, this is the story of longitude on paper, of...

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Main Author: Barrett, Katy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2022.
Series:Eighteenth-century worlds.
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