Looking For Longitude

A Cultural History

by Katy Barrett
language: english
Publisher: LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS, December of 2025 ‧
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This sheds new light on the first government scientific funding body â€" the Board of Longitude â€" established to administer vast reward money for anyone who found a means of accurately measuring longitude at sea.

Looking For Longitude

A Cultural History

by Katy Barrett

Property Description
ISBN: 9781836244721
Publisher: LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: December of 2025
Language: English
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 312
Format: Book
Collection: Eighteenth Century Worlds
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > History and Scientific Methodology
EAN: 9781836244721