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Longitude

The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

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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.

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Título
Longitude
Subtítulo
The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Idioma
Inglés
Autores
Dava Sobel
Editorial
Fourth Estate
Publicado en
1998
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
198
ISBN10
1857025717
ISBN13
9781857025712
Serie
Primera publicación
1995
Título original
Longitude
Calificación
3,9 de 5
Descripción
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.