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The Longitude Prize
The Longitude Prize
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A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book — By the start of the eighteenth century, many thousands of sailors had perished at sea because their captains had no way of knowing longitude, their east-west location. Latitude, the north-south position, was easy enough, but once out of sight of land not even the most experienced navigator had a sure method of fixi... more »
Author:
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book — By the start of the eighteenth century, many thousands of sailors had perished at sea because their captains had no way of knowing longitude, their east-west location. Latitude, the north-south position, was easy enough, but once out of sight of land not even the most experienced navigator had a sure method of fixi... more »
ISBN-13: 9780374346362
ISBN-10: 0374346364
Publication Date: 10/13/2000
Pages: 208
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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ISBN-10: 0374346364
Publication Date: 10/13/2000
Pages: 208
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating: ?
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Genres:
- Children's Books >> Ages 9-12 >> General
- Children's Books >> People & Places >> Biographies >> Science & Technology
- Science & Math >> Technology >> History of Technology
