The man who made time travel
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Don't Queue
Guided Reading Level:
S
Publication Type:
BookSource:
Melanie Kroupa Books, Volume 1st, New York (2003)Call Number:
Cubb Curr QB107 .L37 2003URL:
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6720646Keywords:
1693-1776--Juvenile literature, Chronometers, Chronometers--History--Juvenile literature, Clock and watch makers--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature, Harrison, Harrison, John, 1693-1776, John, Juvenile materials, Longitude--Measurement, Longitude--Measurement--History--Juvenile literatureAbstract:
Summary: Describes the need for sailors to be able to determine their position at sea and the efforts of John Harrison, an eighteenth century man who spent his life refining instruments to enable them to do this.
Notes:
Lexile measure 840; Ages 8-14; Grade level 4.9; Biography
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