Find Your Longitude
(originally appeared October 1998 on
Lost at Sea—The Search for Longitude
)
Want to understand why it is that having a precise timepiece (also known as a chronometer) helps you determine your longitude?
Play this Shockwave game,
get lost on the high seas, and find out.
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