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      Longitude

      by Dava Sobel
      Published
      May 1997
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      200
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      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.

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      Jun 1998 Fourth Estate (UK) ISBN 1857025717
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      Oct 2000 Bloomsbury Publishing USA eBooks ISBN 0802799671
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      Jul 2010 Bloomsbury USA ISBN B003WUYE66
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      Mar 2009 Random House Audio ISBN B0023UCMLK
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      First Edition May 1997 ISIS Large Print Books ISBN 0753150360
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