Longitude
Dava Sobel
"The longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day in the 18th century. It meant that, unable to measure their longitude, sailors were lost as soon as they lost sight of land. This book tells the story of John Harrison, an Englishman who imagined a mechanical solution.
Use the icons above to interact with this book
People who have this book in their favourites also have these
0
Posted by mdixoncm@drupal.org (1 year ago ) One of the better pop-science books. Tells the story of the history of navigation and why being able to tell the time is so important.
Good stuff.
No groups are currently reading this book.
A British family company, the Wopulds,... said hadley@abcta...