The man who made time travel

Titre
The man who made time travel

Kathryn. Lasky

Sommaire
Describes the need for sailors to be able to determine their position at sea and the efforts of John Harrison, an eighteenth century man who spent his life refining instruments to enable them to do this.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2003

Description matérielle
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Informations sur le programme
Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe Gr. 8+

Vedette-matière - nom de personne
Harrison, John, 1693-1776.

Terme de vedette-matière
Chronometers -- History.
 
Longitude -- Measurement -- History.
 
Clock and watch makers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
 
Longitude -- Measurement.
 
Chronometers.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Hawkes, Kevin,

Résumé
Describes the need for sailors to be able to determine their position at sea and the efforts of John Harrison, an eighteenth century man who spent his life refining instruments to enable them to do this.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780374347888

Informations de publication
New York : Melanie Kroups Books, c2003.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
A. Blair McPherson921 HARBook31458000041239Non-Fiction