Longitude

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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. Secondhand book, in a good condition Format: Paperback Published: UK, 1998 Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd Pages: 198 Language: English ISBN 13: 9781857025712 ISBN 10: 1857025717 Show more