Longitude by Dava Sobel

Longitude Is The Dramatic Human Story Of An Epic Scientific Quest, And Of John Harrison's Forty-year Obsession With Building His Perfect Timekeeper, Known Today As The Chronometer. Full Of Heroism And Chicanery, Brilliance And The Absurd, It Is Also A Fascinating Brief History Of Astronomy, Navigation, And Clockmaking. Through Dava Sobel's Consummate Skill, Longitude Will Open A New Window On Our World For All Who Read It. Place : Office Of Cct. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 177-180) And Index. This 1996 Fourth Estate Paperback is in fair condition. Foxing.

ISBN: 9781857025491 SKU: 1523934 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.