Longitude by Dava Sobel (Paperback, 1998)

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ISBN: 1857025717. AUTHOR: Dava Sobel. TITLE: Longitude. Acceptable - Very well read. Reading copy only. May have significant wear and tear and contain notes & highlighting. BINDING: Paperback. CONDITION: Very Good.

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First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to imagine a mechanical solution. The story encompasses astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139781857025712
eBay Product ID (ePID)86482053

Product Key Features

Number of Pages189 Pages
Publication NameLongitude
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEngineering & Technology, Science
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMarine Science, Biographies & True Stories
AuthorDava Sobel
FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height178 mm
Item Weight145 g
Item Width111 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDava Sobel

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  • Just Perfect.

    An absolutely amazing story, I could not put the book down when I started to read it.THANKS *****

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  • Good book

    Very interesting read of the history of Harrison and the search for a good time keeper for the ships of his time

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    I have learnt so much from this book. Health issues and therelated symptoms, iventions, history of sea travel, telling time by the heavens and so much more.

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  • Excellent

    Love the story behind this mann

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  • Longitude

    One of the best

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  • A nice book, very well written & revealing of the times & events when the situation of longitude posed enormous diificulties.

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    Good

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