Jerry Richardson on Longitude, January 16, 2011
Item — Object: 106
Scope and Contents
Prof. Jerry Richardson, P.E., D.WRE shares his love of nonfiction, engineering-related literature by unpacking Longitude by Dava Sobel. His storytelling is enhanced by some audio clips from the A&E "Longitude" movie. Solving the longitude problem was key to successful transoceanic travel, and helped ensure England's place in naval superiority in the 19th century. Another web resource.
Dates
- January 16, 2011
Creator
- From the Collection: O'Bannon, Deborah (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
1 Digital Files : MP3 audio file
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives Repository