Longitude by Wire

Longitude by Wire

Author: Richard Stachurski

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781570038013

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In this study, Richard Stachurski chronicles the amazing tale of discoveries made by American scientists as they worked to solve the life-threatening quandry faced by mariners of having accurate navigational charts, and to develop a precise method of measuring longitude.