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In the first full-length history of the Board of Longitude, a distinguished team of historians analyse one of Georgian Britain's key scientific institutions. Utilizing the Board's archives, they shed light on state sponsorship of technological innovation, colonial projects and exploration at a time of dramatic industrial and imperial expansion.

The Board of Longitude

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 7/31/2025
      ISBN13: 9781009602501, 978-1009602501
      ISBN10: 1009602500
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      Book Synopsis
      In the first full-length history of the Board of Longitude, a distinguished team of historians analyse one of Georgian Britain's key scientific institutions. Utilizing the Board's archives, they shed light on state sponsorship of technological innovation, colonial projects and exploration at a time of dramatic industrial and imperial expansion.

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