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Dava Sobel

Longitude

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.

Condition: Excellent
Published: 1998
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781857025712
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