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 ...
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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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Add this copy of Greenwich Time and the Longitude: Official Millennium to cart. $16.99, good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd.
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VG+ (like new; ex-lib, sticker on first page) Red cloth over boards; color illustrated dj; 199 pp; profusely illustrated with bw and color figures. This is a revised and updated version of the discovery of Longitude and the history of Greenwich Time; informative look at the relevant developments in astronomy, navigation, and timekeeping from the 1670's to the present day; preface written and signed by Jan-Willem Broekhuysen; foreword written by Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal.
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