The longitude prize /

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by Dash, Joan.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (Basel ; | New York :) Physical details: 200 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subject(s): Harrison, John, --1693-1776. | Chronometers --History. | Longitude --Measurement --History. | Clocks and watch makers --Great Britain --Biography. | Clocks and watches. | Inventors. Year : 2000 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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The story of John Harrison, inventor of watches and clocks, who spent forty years working on a time-machine which could be used to accurately determine longitude at sea.