The Illustrated Longitude
by Sobel, Dava; Andrews, William J. H
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1857027140
- ISBN 13
- 9781857027143
- Seller
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About This Item
Fourth Estate, 1998. 1st Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, feint written price indent on top corner of front cover. The Illustrated Longitude is a fascinating history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking. Lavishly produced with over 200 illustrations, The Illustrated Longitude has much new material to help the reader learn more of John Harrison's extraordinary story and his times. There are biographical articles on all the major characters added; boxed information on the important scientific, nautical, historical and artistic background to the extraordinary story, time lines, and diagrams to explain the geography, horology and astrology of the Longitude problem. 216 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Geography & Maps; ISBN: 1857027140. ISBN/EAN: 9781857027143. Inventory No: dscf11676. . 9781857027143
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- Bookseller
- Denton Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- dscf11676
- Title
- The Illustrated Longitude
- Author
- Sobel, Dava; Andrews, William J. H
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1857027140
- ISBN 13
- 9781857027143
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- BZDB229 Geography & Maps; The Illustrated Longitude Sobel Dava Andrews William J H
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