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Re: Longitude Books
From: John Kabel
Date: 2001 Feb 15, 5:29 PM
From: John Kabel
Date: 2001 Feb 15, 5:29 PM
Robert Block wrote: > > I am sure this tread has come and gone, but refresh > me, if you will be so kind. Which book on subject > of Longitude is recommended at this time. > I list the following two books for convenience, > there may be others. > > Many thanks, > > 1-The Illustrated Longitude by Dava Sobel, William J. H. Andrewes (1995) > > 2-The Quest for Longitude : The Proceedings of the Longitude Symposium Harvard > University, Cambridge, Massachusetts November 4-6, 1993 by William J. > H. Andrewes (Editor) > > Robert Block I vote for the Sobel/Andrews book. The illustrations and photos add enormously to the superb text. A lifetime find for me!! John Kabel London, Ontario, Canada
