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Product Identifiers

PublisherWalker & Company

ISBN-100802713122

ISBN-139780802713124

eBay Product ID (ePID)82904

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

TopicNavigation, Earth Sciences / Geography, Clocks & Watches, Time, Science & Technology, Transportation, Science, Biography & Autobiography, Antiques & Collectibles

AuthorDava Sobel

Dimensions

Item Length7.7 In.

Item Height0.9 In.

Item Weight10.8 Oz

Item Width4.8 In.

Additional Product Features

LCCN95-017402

Book TitleLongitude : The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

Dewey Decimal681.1/18/092

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisAnyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution. The scientific establishment of Europe--from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton--had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution--a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had ever been able to do on land. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a new window on our world.

Publication Year1995

Dewey Edition21

FormatHardcover

LC Classification NumberQB225.S64 1995

Number of Pages224 pages