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This item is only available for Canadian orders.
Catalogue Number: WG0013
Producer: WGBH
Subject: Geography
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 1998
Running Time: 56
Closed Captions: Yes
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: WG0013
Producer: WGBH
Subject: Geography
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 1998
Running Time: 56
Closed Captions: Yes
Before global positioning systems, modern map making—even before America was America—the concept of longitude was just a dream. Without its guidance, navigation in the 1700s was both unpredictable and deadly…until one man solved the mystery. Richard Dreyfuss narrates this dramatic recreation of longitude's difficult birth, and the remarkable history-making life of a humble, ingenious country carpenter named John Harrison.