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Longitude Paperback - 1996
by Sobel, Dava
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- Title Longitude
- Author Sobel, Dava
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 184
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin (Non-Classics), New York
- Date 1996
- Bookseller's Inventory # 18026856242
- ISBN 9780140258790 / 0140258795
- Weight 0.29 lbs (0.13 kg)
- Dimensions 7.6 x 4.5 x 0.47 in (19.30 x 11.43 x 1.19 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 1310
- Library of Congress subjects Longitude - Measurement - History, Chronometers - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95017402
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time.“No novelist could improve on the elements of Dava Sobel’s Longitude. . . a book as intricate and elegant as one of [Harrison’s] own magnificent timepieces” – Newsweek“[Ms Sobel] has a remarkable ability to tell a story with clarity and perfect pacing. . . This is a gem of a book.” – Christopher Lehmantn-Haupt, The New York Times“She offers us nothing, in short, but measured, nearly perfect story, and extraordinary book” – Washington Post Book World“Anyone with an interest in history or inthings maritime should consider Longitude. This fascinating volume. . . brings alive the 18th century.” – USA Today
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