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Reeves, Nicky (2011) Book Review: The Greenwich Sextants in Context: Sextants at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astrolabes, Cross-Staffs, Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles, and Artificial Horizons in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Journal for the History of Astronomy, 42. 269-271 doi:10.1177/002182861104200212

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TitleBook Review: The Greenwich Sextants in Context: Sextants at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astrolabes, Cross-Staffs, Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles, and Artificial Horizons in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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Year2011 (May)Volume42
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Full ReferenceReeves, Nicky (2011) Book Review: The Greenwich Sextants in Context: Sextants at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astrolabes, Cross-Staffs, Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles, and Artificial Horizons in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Journal for the History of Astronomy, 42. 269-271 doi:10.1177/002182861104200212
Plain TextReeves, Nicky (2011) Book Review: The Greenwich Sextants in Context: Sextants at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astrolabes, Cross-Staffs, Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles, and Artificial Horizons in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Journal for the History of Astronomy, 42. 269-271 doi:10.1177/002182861104200212
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