Skip to main content
Subscribe to our e-letter
Webform
For book news, special columns, auction reports, events, and more.
News
Magazine
Print Issues
Catalogues Received
Auction Guide
Download Center
Store
Resource Guide
Place a Listing
See the Guide
Subscribe
Print Edition
Free E-letter
Calendar
Contact Us
Advertising Information
British Longitude Act
<i>Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude</i> Opens at the Folger Library
March 18, 2015
Washington, DC— For centuries, longitude (east-west position) was a matter of life and death at sea. Ships that went off course had no way to re-discover their longitude.
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Toadvine Books
2783 Coolidge Hwy
Berkley, MI 48072
(248) 439-0409
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Lighthouse Books
14046 5th Street
Dade City, FL 33525
(727) 822-3278
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Yesterday's Muse Books
32 W Main St Ste 1
Webster, NY 14580
(585) 265-9295
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Heartwood Books and Art
4801 N. Federal Hwy, Suite 103B
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(954) 565-8020
Subscribe to the Magazine
Buy the Current Issue
Buy Back Issues
By Nicholas Basbanes
