Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude
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Richard Dunn., Richard Dunn|AUTHOR., & Rebekah Higgitt|AUTHOR. (2014). Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Dunn, Richard Dunn|AUTHOR and Rebekah Higgitt|AUTHOR. 2014. Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Dunn, Richard Dunn|AUTHOR and Rebekah Higgitt|AUTHOR. Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude HarperCollins, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Richard Dunn, Richard Dunn|AUTHOR, and Rebekah Higgitt|AUTHOR. Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude HarperCollins, 2014.
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Full title | ships clocks and stars the quest for longitude |
Author | dunn richard |
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