{"product_id":"greenwich-time-and-longitude-9780856674686","title":"Greenwich Time and Longitude","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreenwich Time and Longitude\u003c\/strong\u003e by Howse, Derek. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780856674686.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich has been revised to coincide with the Millenium. Color illustrations and updated text tell the story of Greenwich from its foundations in 1676 to its present status as Longitude 0°, the worlds Prime Meridian for measuring longitude and time.\n\nThe book covers the importance of longitude for navigation and traces the history of Greenwich Time, the basis of universal time-keeping.\n\nThe book is co-published with the National Maritime Museum, where Derek Howse was the former Head of Navigation and Astronomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Philip Wilson Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44429919617077,"sku":"ByrdShop_0856674680","price":59.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780856674686_c9b2cdb3-a59e-43dd-8354-d0cc1a3da6c8_be5bf1b6-b9f5-4dc6-b530-cc9b33889107.jpg?v=1789744201","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/greenwich-time-and-longitude-9780856674686","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}