Description
the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking. Includes a foreword by the celebrated astronaut Neil Armstrong.
Details
  • Author: Sobel, Dava
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publication Date: 05/09/2005
  • ISBN: 9780007214228
  • B-Code: BB4227
  • Illustrated:
  • Pages: 192
  • Dimensions: 178x111mm
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