Longitude:the True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
By Dava SobelAn 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.
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- Paperback
- 192 pages
- English
- 0140258795
- 9780140258790
About Dava Sobel
dava sobel is an accomplished writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. a 1964 graduate of the bronx high school of science, ms. sobel attended a Read More about Dava Sobel
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