Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude
By (author): "Erik Blegvad, Louise Borden"
ISBN0689842163
ISBN139780689842160
AsinSea Clocks: The Story of Longitude
Original titleSea Clocks: The Story of Longitude
Sailors knew how to measure latitude, their location north or south of the equator, but they could not measure longitude, their location east or west of their home port. Because of this, many lives were lost worldwide. The key to solving this problem lay in devis