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[Longitude at Sea, John Harrison, 1765]. A succinct account of the proceedings relative to the discovery of the longitude at sea, by means of artificial time-keepers, particularly Mr Harrison's. Contained in The Annual Register for 1765.
London: J. Dodsley, Annual Register, 1766. First Edition. Full leather. Published at around the same time that Harrison's book of a similar title was published, this contemporary 21 page account quotes Harrison extensively and represents the opinions and ideas regarding navigation from the perspective of the time. The whole volume..... More