Lost at sea : the search for longitude
Recounts how John Harrison discovered the concept of longitude in the 18th century, thus making the waters safe for navigation.
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- ISBN: 9781593758080
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher [South Burlington, Vt.?] : WGBH Boston Video, [2008]
- Copyright ©2008
Content descriptions
General Note: | Documentary. Title from container. Based on the book Longitude / by Dava Sobel. Program content: c1998. GMD: videodisc. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Special DVD features: Printable materials for educators -- Access to the Nova Web site. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Brian McDairmont ; editor, Eve Gage ; music composed by Dan Jones. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator, Richard Dreyfuss ; Patrick Malahide (John Harrison). |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Videodisc release of a program from the PBS series Nova, which also ran as an episode of the BBC series Horizon. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, Region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
Additional Information
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