Chapter ID: CBB001420886

Heaving a Little Ballast: Seaborne Astronomy in the Late-Eighteenth Century (2014)

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Dunn, Richard (Author)


Pages: 79--100
Publication date: 2014
Language: English


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Authors & Contributors
Grijs, Richard de
Barrett, Katy
Chinnici, Ileana
Christoph, Andreas
Débarbat, Suzanne
González González, Francisco José
Journals
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Der Globusfreund: Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Globen- und Instrumentenkunde
Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Journal of Global History
Publishers
Houghton Mifflin
Liverpool University Press
Naval Institute Press
Oxford University Press
Yale University Press
Robert Hale
Concepts
Travel; exploration
Instruments, astronomical
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Nautical astronomy
Astronomy
Sea travel
People
Cook, James
William Nicolas Dawes (British Marines Officer)
Bertuch, Friedrich Justin
Harrison, John
La Hire, Philippe de
Maskelyne, Nevil
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
17th century
20th century
Places
Great Britain
Germany
South America
Pacific Ocean
England
British Columbia (Canada)
Institutions
Great Britain. Board of Longitude
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
Great Britain. Royal Navy
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