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Longitude the Story of a Lone Genius Who

by Dava Sobel

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First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to imagine a mechanical solution. The story encompasses astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.

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ISBN:

9781857025712

Author:

SOBEL, DAVA

Publisher:

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS

Location:

N

Copyright:

1998

Edition Description:

NEW ED

Publication Date:

19980604

Binding:

MASS MARKET

Pages:

192

Dimensions:

177 x 110 in.

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Product details 192 pages FOURTH ESTATE - 1999-02-14 English 9781857025712 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Gardners, First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to imagine a mechanical solution. The story encompasses astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.