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Longitude

byDava Sobel

Genres: Biography Historical fiction Nonfiction Science Fiction

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.

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9780007382002

Topics History Navigation Timekeeping Astronomy Scientific quest Longitude problem Chronometers John harrison Royal society Horology

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