Howse, Derek — Greenwich Time and the Longitude

London, England, Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1997. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards; color illustrated dj; 199 pp; profusely illustrated with bw and color figures. This is a revised and updated version of the discovery of Longitude and the history of Greenwich Time; informative look at the relevant developments in astronomy, navigation, and timekeeping from the 1670's to the present day; preface written and signed by Jan-Willem Broekhuysen; foreword written by Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal. VG+ (like new; ex-lib, sticker on first page) .