Greenwich Time And The Longitude

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Philip Wilson
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1997
Edition: First Edition

Description: 199 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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 worlds 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.

ISBN: 9780948065262