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Can I read Greenwich Time : and the Discovery of the Longitude on EtoBox?
Greenwich Time : and the Discovery of the Longitude by Howse, Derek is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Greenwich Time : and the Discovery of the Longitude about?
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. 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. Derek Howse. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [232]-234.
Who reads Greenwich Time : and the Discovery of the Longitude?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Howse, Derek
- Publisher
- Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1980
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780192159489
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, Astronomy
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (3 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14