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Longitude : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time

Sobel, Dava1998
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This is 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.
Main title:
Longitude : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time / Dava Sobel.
Author:
Sobel, Dava
Work:
Longitude : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time
Imprint:
London : Fourth Estate, 1998.
Collation:
viii, 183p. ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: U.S.: Walker, 1995; London: Fourth Estate, 1996.Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.
ISBN:
9781857025712 (pbk)
Dewey class:
681.118092527.2681.11
Local class:
681L
Language:
English
Subject:
Harrison, John, b.1693Clock and watch makers -- England -- BiographyAstronomical clock -- England -- HistoryHorologyAstronomical instruments -- HistoryLongitude -- Research -- History
BRN:
121557
Bookmark link:
https://oldham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=121557
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