by Dava Sobel · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140258790
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Discover the fascinating story of John Harrison, a lone genius who challenged the 18th-century scientific community to solve the longitude problem. In an era where maritime navigation was crucial, the inability to determine longitude caused countless losses of lives and fortunes. Harrison, a watchmaker, set out to build a precise chronometer that would allow sailors to calculate their position at sea. This work narrates his epic quest and his obsession with creating the perfect clock, as well as the 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.
