Artful measures: mathematical instruments at the National Maritime Museum

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Authors Richard Dunn

Publication date 18 August 2020

zbMATH Keywords

astronomyGreenwichLondonmathematical instrumentsNational Maritime MuseumnavigationRoyal Observatory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics at institutions and academies (non-university) (01A74) History of astronomy and astrophysics (85-03)

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