by Dava Sobel · Walker And Company · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007214228
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Discover the fascinating story of John Harrison, a self-taught genius who challenged the 18th-century scientific community to solve the longitude problem. In 'Longitude', Dava Sobel narrates the epic quest for a solution to measure longitude at sea, a challenge that kept sailors lost and threatened the fortune of nations for centuries. Through the story of Harrison and his obsession with building the perfect chronometer, Sobel weaves a tale of heroism, cunning, and brilliance, offering a brief but captivating history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking.
Dava Sobel is an American writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. Her books include Longitude, about English clockmaker John Harrison; Galileo's Daughter, about Galileo's daughter Maria Celeste; and The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars about the Harvard Computers.
