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BL
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1020433
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b774803
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| Main Entry
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Sobel, Dava.
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| Title & Author
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Longitude : : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time /\ Dava Sobel.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Walker,, 1995.
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viii, 184 pages ;; 20 cm
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| ISBN
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0140258795
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: 0802713122
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: 080271529X
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: 9780140258790
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: 9780802713124
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: 9780802715296
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-180) and index.
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| Contents
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Imaginary lines -- Sea before time -- Adrift in a clockwork universe -- Time in a bottle -- Powder of sympathy -- Prize -- Cogmaker's journal -- Grasshopper goes to sea -- Hands on Heaven's clock -- Diamond timekeeper -- Trial by fire and water -- Tale of two portraits -- Second voyage of Captain James Cook -- Mass production of genius -- In the Meridian Courtyard.
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| Abstract
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The story of mariners' centuries-long search for ways of determining longitude that tells not only of the scientific advances but of the perseverance, pettiness, politics, & interesting anecdotes involved. 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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Harrison, John,1693-1776.
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Harrison, John,1693-1776.
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Harrison, John (Uhrmacher)
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Harrison, John, 1693-1776
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Harrison, John,1693-1776
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Harrison, John,1693-1776.
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Naš Dom - Rossija
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Chronometers-- History.
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Clock and watch makers-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Longitude-- Measurement-- History.
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Clock and watch makers-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Clock and watch makers-- Great Britain-- Biography.
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Biografie
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science Technology.
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Chronometers.
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Clock and watch makers.
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Clocks and watches.
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Geografische Länge
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Geschichte
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Historia da ciencia.
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Longitude-- History.
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Longitude-- Measurement-- History.
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Longitude-- Measurement.
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Messung
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Ortsbestimmung
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Schiffschronometer
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Geschichte 1714-1776.
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Geschichte 1714-1841.
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Uhr.
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Great Britain.
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Großbritannien
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| Dewey Classification
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526/.62/09
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| LC Classification
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QB225.S64 1995
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| NLM classification
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52.88bcl
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RB 10026rvk
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RB 10202rvk
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