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1) Programmable calculator solutions for quarter-quarter-quarter and latitude-longitude determinations
Author
Series
Open file report volume 83-7
Pub. Date
1983.
2) Longitude: the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
The story of mariners' centuries-long search for ways of determining longitude that tells not only of the scientific advances but of the perseverance, pettiness, politics, & interesting anecdotes involved. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of John Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, it is...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"There is no more accurate way to communicate your location than using latitude and longitude-and it even transcends a language barrier! These coordinates can help rescuers save someone lost in the wilderness or geocachers discover their treasure. In this informative volume, readers learn about the development, use, and accuracy of the grid mapping system of latitude and longitude. The main content supports mapping topics in social studies classes,...
8) Longitude
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Interweaves two stories: John Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer; and naval officer Rupert Gould who, two hundred years later, stumbles across Harrison's forgotten chromometers and devotes himself to restoring Harrison's long-neglected mechanical masterpieces.