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Longitude
The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
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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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Longitude, Dava Sobel
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- 1998
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- Title
- Longitude
- Subtitle
- The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dava Sobel
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 198
- ISBN10
- 1857025717
- ISBN13
- 9781857025712
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Geography & Topography, Love, Science, Great Britain, Revenge, Ships, 18th century, History of Science, Seafaring, Time, Navigation
- First published
- 1995
- Original title
- Longitude
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- 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.