Longitude - Our gateway to the fourth dimension (96)
- Author
- Karl Kruszelnicki
- Published
- Sun 19 Aug 2018
- Episode Link
- https://shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com/the-quest-for-longitude-88
Longitude was maritime history’s greatest scientific breakthrough. Dr Karl discovers why with Kevin Sumption and James Hunter from the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. What connects Lieutenant James Cook to the early computers ? Extraordinary nautical tables and accurate clocks. From these innovations space exploration was possible. (from 2016)
