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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Author: Dava Sobel
Cover: cover
Pages: 180
List Price: $11.95
Published by Viking Penguin
ISBN: 0140258795
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Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of John Harrison''s forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking. Through Dava Sobel''s consummate skill, Longitude will open a new window on our world for all who read it.
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