Lost at Sea : The Search for Longitude : David R Axelrod (Screenwriter) (Television producer), Peter Jones (Television director), Paula S Apsell (Television producer), Richard Dreyfuss (Narrator), Patrick Malahide (Voice actor), Brian McDairmant (Director of photography.), Eve Gage (Editor of moving image work), William J H Andrewes (Consultant), Jonathan Betts (Consultant), Dava Sobel, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), Green Umbrella Ltd. (Production company), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Production company), Sveriges television (Production company), WGBH Video (Firm) (Film distributor) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Skip to main content

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David R Axelrod (Screenwriter) (Television producer), Peter Jones (Television director), Paula S Apsell (Television producer), Richard Dreyfuss (Narrator), Patrick Malahide (Voice actor), Brian McDairmant (Director of photography.), Eve Gage (Editor of moving image work), William J H Andrewes (Consultant), Jonathan Betts (Consultant), Dava Sobel, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), Green Umbrella Ltd. (Production company), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Production company), Sveriges television (Production company), WGBH Video (Firm) (Film distributor)

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nova (television program), Harrison, John, 1693-1776, Longitude -- Measurement -- History, Chronometers -- History, Clock and watch makers -- Great Britain -- Biography, Chronometers, Clock and watch makers, Longitude -- Measurement, Great Britain
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[South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video
Language
English
Recounts how John Harrision discovered the concept of longitude in the 18th century, thus making the waters safe for navigation.

1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : 4 3/4 in

Recounts how John Harrision discovered the concept of longitude in the 18th century, thus making the waters safe for navigation

DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital

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Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss ; Patrick Malahide (voice of John Harrison)

Director of photography, Brian McDairmant ; editor, Eve Gage ; music composed by Dan Jones ; performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic ; consultants, William J.H. Andrewes, Jonathan Betts

Based on the book "Longitude" by Dava Sobel

Videodisc release of a program from the PBS series Nova, which also ran as an episode of the BBC series Horizon

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998

Introduction -- The age of sail -- Longitude's connection to time -- A turning point -- The breakthrough

Special features include: printable materials for educators; access to the Nova Web site
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2019-11-14 18:22:26
Associated-names
Axelrod, David R., screenwriter, television producer; Jones, Peter, 1941- television director; Apsell, Paula S., television producer; Dreyfuss, Richard, narrator; Malahide, Patrick, voice actor; McDairmant, Brian, director of photography; Gage, Eve, editor of moving image work; Andrewes, William J. H., 1950- consultant; Betts, Jonathan, consultant; Television adaptation of (work): Sobel, Dava. Longitude; City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, performer; Green Umbrella Ltd., production company; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company; Sveriges television, production company; WGBH Video (Firm), film distributor
Color
color
Identifier
LostatSeaTheSearchforLongitude
Isbn
9781593758080
1593758081
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sound
Worldcat (source edition)
181040159
Year
2008

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