First published in 1996, Dava Sobel’s story of an epic scientific quest – how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to imagine a mechanical solution. The story encompasses astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.

Secondhand book, in a good condition
Format: Paperback
Published: UK, 1998
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
Pages: 198
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9781857025712
ISBN 10: 1857025717