Lost at sea : the search for longitude
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[South Burlington, Vt.?] : WGBH Boston Video, c2008.
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen.
ISBN
9781593758080, 1593758081
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approx. 54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Edgartown Public Library - Adult | DVD 526 LOS | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
[South Burlington, Vt.?] : WGBH Boston Video, c2008.
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
ISBN
9781593758080, 1593758081
UPC
783421280793
Notes
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the book Longitude / by Dava Sobel.
General Note
Program content: c1998.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Brian McDairmont ; editor, Eve Gage ; music composed by Dan Jones.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Richard Dreyfuss ; Patrick Malahide (John Harrison).
Date/Time and Place of Event
Videodisc release of a program from the PBS series Nova, which also ran as an episode of the BBC series Horizon.
Description
Recounts how John Harrision discovered the concept of longitude in the 18th century, thus making the waters safe for navigation.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jones, P., Axelrod, D. R., Apsell, P. S., Malahide, P., Dreyfuss, R., & Sobel, D. (2008). Lost at sea: the search for longitude (Full screen.). WGBH Boston Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Jones et al.. 2008. Lost At Sea: The Search for Longitude. WGBH Boston Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Jones et al.. Lost At Sea: The Search for Longitude WGBH Boston Video, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jones, Peter, et al. Lost At Sea: The Search for Longitude Full screen., WGBH Boston Video, 2008.
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