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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Door Dava Sobel
Categorie | Engels |
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Boeknummer | #420290-UJ3 |
Titel | Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time |
Auteur | Sobel, Dava |
Boektype | Paperback |
Uitgeverij | London : Fourth Estate |
Jaar van uitgave | 1998 |
ISBN10 | 1857025717 |
ISBN13 | 9781857025712 |
Taal | Engels |
Beschrijving | Paperback with 2 windows, 8vo. |
Samenvatting | First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to imagine a mechanical solution. The story encompasses astronomy, navigation and clockmaking. |
Pagina's | 183 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 5,00 |
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