Longitude: The True Story Of A Lone Genius Who Solved The Greatest Scientific Problem Of His Time

Longitude: The True Story Of A Lone Genius Who Solved The Greatest Scientific Problem Of His Time

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Author: Dava Sobel
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial , 2011

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a 1995 bestselling book by Dava Sobel that chronicles the 18th-century quest to solve the "longitude problem," a major maritime dilemma. The book highlights the life and work of John Harrison, a self-taught English carpenter and clockmaker who defied the scientific establishment to create the first highly accurate maritime chronometer.

Author: Dava Sobel

Published: 2011, Harper Perennial

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Author: Dava Sobel
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial , 2011

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a 1995 bestselling book by Dava Sobel that chronicles the 18th-century quest to solve the "longitude problem," a major maritime dilemma. The book highlights the life and work of John Harrison, a self-taught English carpenter and clockmaker who defied the scientific establishment to create the first highly accurate maritime chronometer.