{"product_id":"9780007525874","title":"Finding Longitude: How ships, clocks and stars helped solve the longitude problem","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecommended for viewing on colour device.\u003cbr\u003eOfficial publication of the National Maritime Museum's “Ships, Clocks and Stars” exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e300 years ago, amidst growing frustration from the naval community and pressure from the increasing importance of international trade, the British government passed the 1714 Longitude Act. It was an attempt to solve one of the most pressing problems of the age: how to determine a ship’s longitude (east-west position) at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith life-changing rewards on offer, the challenge captured the imaginations and talents of astronomers, skilled craftsmen, politicians, seamen and satirists. This beautifully illustrated book is a detailed account of these stories, and how the longitude problem was solved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlights of the book include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by the fifteenth Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecially commissioned photographs from the National Maritime Museum’s archive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new description of the collaborations and conflicts in a tale of technical creativity, scientific innovation and hard commercialism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the same publisher as Dava Sobel’s Longitude, Finding Longitude tells a new story of one of the great achievements of the Georgian age, and how it changed our understanding of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Maritime Museum, Dunn and Rebekah Higgitt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285271691413,"sku":"9780007525874","price":11.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007525874.jpg?v=1776992258","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007525874","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}