An institutional history of the Board of Longitude

Richard de Grijs

doi:10.1177/00218286251362039

An institutional history of the Board of Longitude

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Book review of 'The Board of Longitude: Science, Innovation and Empire'. Alexi Baker, Richard Dunn, Rebekah Higgitt, Simon Schaffer and Sophie Waring (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2025). Pp.
xxii + 351. £32. ISBN 978100960250 (paper).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	272-273
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal for the History of Astronomy
Volume	57
Issue number	2
Early online date	May 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00218286251362039
Publication status	Published - May 2026

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