The longitude problem from the 1700s to today: An international and general education physics course

For instructors wishing to use physics as part of an international or general education course, the framework for a course based on the “longitude problem” from the 1700s is described. The longitude problem is teeming with basic principles of physics and astronomy, which makes it ideal for a non-science-major-based college-level course. This paper summarizes the longitude problem in the context of conceptual physics and astronomy and outlines an appropriate curriculum. Specifics on teaching such a course in London, as part of an international studies program, are discussed

The astronomical almanac for the year ...

Latest issue consulted: 2007.Mode of access: Internet.Issued by: the Nautical Almanac Office, United States Naval Observatory, and: Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (1981 by order of the Science Research Council; 1982 on behalf of the Science Research Council; 1983- 19 on behalf of the Science and Engineering Research Council; Rutherford Appleton Laboratory on behalf of the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils; U.S. Naval Observatory by direction of the Secretary of the Navy and under the authority of Congress; Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac's Office on behalf of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.Some satellite tabulations have been moved to the Astronomical almanac online, .Data in major sections reproduced as part of a computer file: Floppy almanac.Merger of: American ephemeris and nautical almanac; and: United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office. Astronomical ephemeris for the year ..