Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
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Dava Sobel
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

Dava Sobel

184 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative inspiring medium-paced
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During the great ages of exploration "the longitude problem" was the greatest of scientific challenges. Lacking the ability to determine their longitude, sailors were literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Ships ran aground on r...

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