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Record Shot - Do not reproduce.
Thumbnail catch ZAA0037.8
Chronometer Plate - Front
Chronometer plate ZAA0726
Terella' - Cut Out To White (E9137)
Terrella ACO1368
Log reel NAV0737

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Navigation workbook kept by Daniell Sephtonal. (Manuscript) circa 1713 NVT/6
A journal kept on board HMS ORFORD by Lieutenant Anthony Lockard. (Manuscript) 1707-07-01 - 08-12-1708 ADM/L/O/22/3
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript) 1705-01-01 - 1709-12-31 ADM/L/O/22
Nevil Maskelyne, F R S, Astronomer Royal: holograph dated from Greenwich, 3 January 1767 to Mr John Nourse, Bookseller; draft of instruments lent to Captain Cook 1776. (Manuscript) 1767-01-01 - 1776-12-31 AGC/8/29

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Ships, clocks & stars : the quest for Longitude /Richard Dunn & Rebekah Higgitt "300 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. With life-changing rewards on offer, the challenge captured the imaginations and talents of astronomers, skilled craftsmen, politicians, seamen and satirists. Published by HarperCollins, in association with the National Maritime Museum, Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude explores the history of the Longitude problem, the people involved and how its solution changed our understanding of the world forever."--Provided by the publisher. 2014 528.282 BOOK 2 copies available in Caird Library - on open access - no need to request.