Longitude: The Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Stranger Than!)

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. Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soo...

By Dava Sobel
Series: Stranger Than!
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial; (Reissue) edition (February 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0007241836
ISBN-13: 978-0007241835
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 7.7 inches
Amazon Rank: 12150660
Format: PDF ePub djvu ebook

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Longitude is west to east, east to west. But it's not that simple because, for example, the equator is wider around the earth than the Tropic of Capricorn or the Arctic Circle. Although latitude is fixed by the earth and Columbus could sail a "straig

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