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Derek Howse (1919–1998)

Author of Greenwich time and the longitude

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Greenwich time and the longitude (1997) 35 copies, 1 review
Greenwich Time and the Discovery of the Longitude (1980) 28 copies
The Sea Chart: An Historical Survey based on the Collections in the National Maritime Museum (1973) 23 copies
Radar at Sea: The Royal Navy in World War 2 (1993) 12 copies
A Buccaneer's Atlas: Basil Ringrose's South Sea Waggoner (1992) 9 copies
Clocks and Watches of Captain James Cook, 1769-1969 (1970) 7 copies
Nevil Maskelyne: The Seaman's Astronomer (1989) 5 copies
Guide to the Old Royal Observatory Greenwich (1984) 4 copies
Francis Place and the Early History of Greenwich Observatory (1975) 3 copies
Five hundred years of nautical science, 1400-1900 : proceedings of the Third International Reunion for the History of Nautical Science and Hydrography held at the National… (1981) 3 copies
Greenwich Observatory : ... the Royal Observatory at Greenwich and Herstmonceux, 1675-1975. Vol.3, The buildings and instruments (1975) 2 copies
Background to Discovery : Pacific Exploration from Dampier to Cook (1990) 2 copies
Background to Discovery: Pacific Exploration from Dampier to Cook (Clark Library Professorship, UCLA Book 11) 1 copy
Greenwich Time 1 copy
The Sea Chart: An Historical Survey based on the Collections in the National Maritime Museum 1 copy
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Greenwich Time and the Longitude by Derek Howse
An illustrated history that traces the development of Greenwich Time and the solution to the problem of determining longitude at sea, from the founding of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in the 17th century to the establishment of the Prime Meridian and modern timekeeping practices
Jan 21, 2026English (UK)

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