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

Tipo

Book

Autores

Dava Sobel

ISBN 10

0140258795

ISBN 13

9780140258790

Categoría

Biografías, Empleos y Historia (1D) [ Browse Items ]

Año de Publicación

1996

Editor

Penguin Books

Páginas

192

Etiquetas

Scientists, Transportation, Patents & Inventions, Geography

Descripción

An award-winning science journalist traces the development of the marine chronometer by an obscure, uneducated clock maker--an invention that revolutionized sailing by allowing navigators to determine their ship's longitude. Reprint. Tour. - from Amzon

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