Title
On October 19, 1780, during the American Revolution, British and American naviga
Date
1-1-1996
Volume Number
Volume 13
Pages
84-88, 94
Abstract
On October 19, 1780, during the American Revolution, British and American navigators encamped together on Islesboro to observe the century's only solar eclipse. Their calculations were critical to establishing the longitude of fixed points on earth, and for the first time measured the width of the Atlantic Ocean. Related book review of "Longitude," by Dava Sobel.
Subjects
Book reviews, Eclipses, Solar, Islesboro, Sobel, Dava
Recommended Citation
Platt, David D., "On October 19, 1780, during the American Revolution, British and American naviga" (1996). Maine News Index - Island Journal. 296.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/296
Source
Island Journal