Dava Sobel
Longitude
Hardcover
(Fourth Estate Nov. 18, 1999)
, New Ed edition
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.
- ISBN
- 1841151637 / 9781841151632
- Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 11.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.8 x 4.8 in.
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