Longitude
The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Dava Sobel
Discover the thorniest scientific dilemma of the eighteenth century in this suspenseful tale. With thousands of lives and the fortunes of nations at stake, follow one man's forty-year obsession with building a perfect timekeeper to solve the "longitude problem" and keep sailors from getting lost at sea. Full of heroism, chicanery, and fascinating glimpses into astronomy, navigation, and clock-making, this epic quest will leave you rethinking our world.
Publish Date
2005-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
2005-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1995
Goodreads Rating
3.98
ISBN
9780007790166
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Recommendations
3
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2021-07-28T18:51:01.000Z
How the Issue of Longitude at Sea Was Solved With the Newly Invented Pocket Watch in the 1770s. (Highly recommend reading Dava Sobel's "Longitude" as well.) – source2015-04-05T13:47:19.000Z
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Longitude & Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel – source