Greenwich Time and the Longitude: Official Millennium Edition

Greenwich Time and the Longitude: Official Millennium Edition
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Publisher : Philip Wilson Publishers
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105022854330
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Book Synopsis Greenwich Time and the Longitude: Official Millennium Edition by : Derek Howse

Download or read book Greenwich Time and the Longitude: Official Millennium Edition written by Derek Howse and published by Philip Wilson Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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