Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

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UPC:
9780140258790
Binding:
Paperback
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Publication Date:
10/1/1996
Release Date:
10/1/1996
Author:
Dava Sobel
Language:
english
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An award-winning science journalist traces the development of the marine chronometer by an obscure, uneducated clock maker--an invention that revolutionized sailing by allowing navigators to determine their ship's longitude. Reprint. Tour.