Time was of essence in calculating longitude

Jul 02, 2012

Rockland — Captain Jim Sharp will give a talk on the historic “quest for longitude” on Friday, July 6 at 7 p.m. at the Sail, Power and Steam Museum.

It is hard to imagine in today’s GPS world that before the late 1700s it was very difficult for ...

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