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Navigational Challenges
Marine Chronometer
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The Road to Crack Longitude
Basics of Latitude and Longitude
Historical Background
Harrison, Others, and the Shifting Materiality of Chronometers
Mixed Methods and Tent Observatories
Other Imperial Instruments
Sextant
Theodolite
Astronomical Clock
Nautical Almanac
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Instruments that structured the narratives of pre-modern voyages
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The Road to Crack Longitude
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Navigational Challenges
Marine Chronometer
Imperial Geography
The Road to Crack Longitude
Basics of Latitude and Longitude
Historical Background
Harrison, Others, and the Shifting Materiality of Chronometers
Mixed Methods and Tent Observatories
Other Imperial Instruments
Sextant
Theodolite
Astronomical Clock
Nautical Almanac
Sources