Longitude (Record no. 517)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01182nam a2200205 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 95017402 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780140258790 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 35738057 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QB225 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 526.6209 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dava Sobel |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Longitude |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Books |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 192 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | During the great ages of exploration, "the longitude problem" was the gravest of all scientific challenges. Lacking the ability to determine their longitude, sailors were literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Ships ran aground on rocky shores; those traveling well-known routes were easy prey to pirates.In 1714, England's Parliament offered a huge reward to anyone whose method of measuring longitude could be proven successful. The scientific establishment--from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton--had mapped the heavens in its certainty of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution--a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had been able to do on land. And the race was on.... |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | 1310 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Physical Sciences |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Mathematics |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | 526 SOBE | 15155 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |