Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
- ISBN-10
- 080271529X
- ISBN-13
- 9780802715296
- Series
- Longitude
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-10-30
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Author
- Dava Sobel
Description
Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
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Other editions
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- 2010-07-05
- 208 pages
- Ebook
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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- 1995-11-01
- 191 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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