Bookbot

Greenwich Time and the Longitude

Official Millennium Edition

Parametri

  • 199pagine
  • 7 ore di lettura

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

The history of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich has been revised to coincide with the Millenium. Color illustrations and updated text tell the story of Greenwich from its foundations in 1676 to its present status as Longitude 0°, the world's Prime Meridian for measuring longitude and time.The book covers the importance of longitude for navigation and traces the history of Greenwich Time, the basis of universal time-keeping.The book is co-published with the National Maritime Museum, where Derek Howse was the former Head of Navigation and Astronomy.

Acquisto del libro

Greenwich Time and the Longitude, Derek Howse

Lingua
Pubblicato
1997
product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
(In brossura),
Condizioni del libro
In buone condizioni
Prezzo
8,49 €

Metodi di pagamento