| Description |
xviii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
Longitude Measurement Role of Royal Greenwich Observatory, to 1978 |
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Time Measurement Role of Royal Greenwich Observatory, to 1978 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [232]-234 |
| Subject |
Royal Greenwich Observatory -- History.
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Royal Greenwich Observatory.
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| SUBJECT |
Royal Greenwich Observatory http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50059856 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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| Subject |
Longitude.
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Time -- Systems and standards.
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| Author |
Royal Greenwich Observatory.
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| LC no. |
79040052 |
| ISBN |
0192159488 |
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