The Marine Chronometer: Its History and Development, John Cronin Maritime chronometers are rare and precious items, crafted with care and precision, to provide an accurate means of measuring time and determining longitude at sea. Developed in the eighteenth century, these beautiful instruments were produced for the next two hundred years to the same design, and played a significant role in the growth of maritime trade, ultimately helping to shape the world as we know it today

CHRONOMETER MAKERS OF THE WORLD 作者： Mercer, Tony 原文出版社：Robert Hale Ltd 出版日期：2004/03/01 語言：英文 ISBN：9780719803406 規格：精裝 / 301頁 / 21.8 x...