Longitude The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time |
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Author:
| Sobel, Dava |
ISBN: | 978-0-7848-1789-6 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
Publisher: | Marco Book Company
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Imprint: | Everbind |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $13.09 |
Book Description:
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Thousands of lives had been lost at sea due to the inability to determine an east-west position. This is the story of the clockmaker, John Longitude Harrison, who solved the problem that Newton and Galileo had failed to conquer.
Thousands of lives had been lost at sea due to the inability to determine an east-west position. This is the story of the clockmaker, John Longitude Harrison, who solved the problem that Newton and Galileo had failed to conquer.