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Author
[Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724, Vogt, I.]
Author
Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Note
This remarkable clock and map demonstrates the use of time to determine longitude, a constant problem for navigators in the 18th and earlier centuries that was ultimately solved by Harrison's marine clocks. Date estimated.
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