Longitude : The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel (1996, Hardcover)

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PublisherHarperCollins The Limited
ISBN-101857025024
ISBN-139781857025026
eBay Product ID (ePID)88098864

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Book TitleLongitude : the True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Number of PagesViii, 184 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
TopicScience & Technology
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorDava Sobel
FormatHardcover

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Item Weight9.5 oz.
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width4.7 in

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  • Longitude how clocks made long voyages safer.

    I had not realised there were two versions of Longitude, I thought there was only an illustrated version so was a little miffed. Still a good book. I am always awed by the old time mariners and how often they missed landfall although it often passed within sight or even hit land where it was not expected. An amazing story, which needs to be followed by the next book, Sextant.

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  • A great reference book !! I lent my firs...

    A great reference book !! I lent my first copy to a friend and never got it back !!

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  • A good read

    A well put together account of the pursuit of accurate time keeping devices for shipping focusing on John Harrison.

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  • Fabulous read

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  • Longitude HArdback

    This hardback version does not include photo pages that I had in a softback version, which was a great admission.

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  • Excellent

    A true story that should be read by anyone interested in history.

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  • Fascinating story of science and precision as shown in the film of same title.

    Good value, ok condition.

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  • Great story.

    Does what it says on the tin.

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  • Good value

    Good value

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  • Good

    It's good.

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