Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
- ISBN-10
- 0007241836
- ISBN-13
- 9780007241835
- Series
- Longitude
- Category
- Astronomical clocks
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Author
- Dava Sobel
Description
Sobel presents the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of John Harrison's 40-year obsession with building the perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer.
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- 2010-07-05
- 208 pages
- Ebook
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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- 2007-10-30
- 208 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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- 1995-11-01
- 191 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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