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Re: timepiece history - when did second accuracy become feasible
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2007 Oct 28, 18:06 -0600
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2007 Oct 28, 18:06 -0600
On 28 Oct 2007, at 11:03 AM, Michael Daly wrote: > I can recommend two books as sources of information on this. One is > Daniel Boorstin's "The Discoverers" (ISBN 0-394-40229-4), a highly > readable history of discovery, including that of time. I would also like to recommend this book. The author won the Pulitzer Prize for an earlier work. Highly readable, it is a very good overview of the early explorers of the world in the 1500-1800 time frame. Highly recommended. Dan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---