Navigating 18th Century Science and Technology: the Board of Longitude

Simon Schaffer (Principal Investigator, AHRC Board of Longitude Project) and Sophie Waring (Graduate Student, AHRC Board of Longitude Project) introduce the meeting which marks the online release of the complete papers of the Board of Longitude 1714-1828, held at Cambridge University Library. The project has been supported by JISC and forms part of the Cambridge Digital Library. This remarkable digital archive consolidates resources held at Cambridge University Library as well the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, together with detailed metadata and contextual resources to place the material within a rich intellectual framework.
Further details on the event: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2502/
Further details on the AHRC Board of Longitude Project: blogs.rmg.co.uk/longitude/