Longitude : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time / Dava Sobel.
The story of mariners' centuries-long search for ways of determining longitude that tells not only of the scientific advances but of the perseverance, pettiness, politics, & interesting anecdotes involved. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of John Harris...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Walker,
1995.
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Main Collection
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QB225 .S64 1995 |
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| Status: | Available Request this item |