Longitude the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time

During the great age of exploration, the "longitude problem" was the gravest of scientific challenges. Without the ability to determine longitude, sailors and their ships were lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. In 1714, desperate for a solution, England's Parliament offer...

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1. Verfasser:	Sobel, Dava (VerfasserIn)
Format:	UnknownFormat
Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	New York u.a. Penguin Books 1996
Schriftenreihe:	A Penguin book Science, history
Schlagworte:	Harrison, John > Longitude > Measurement > Chronometers > History > Clock and watch makers > Biography > Biografie
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