Longitude by Dava Sobel

Longitude by Dava Sobel

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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 by Dava Sobel

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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ISBN 13 9781857025712
ISBN 10 1857025717
Title Longitude
Author Dava Sobel
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1998-06-04
Number of pages 189
Prizes Winner of British Book Award 1996
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