Longitude the True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Penguin USA
- Publish date: 10/01/1996
Description:
During the great ages of exploration "the longitude problem" was the greatest of scientific challenges. Lacking the ability to determine their longitude, sailors were literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Ships ran aground on rocky shores; those traveling welt-known routes were easy prey to pirates.
Expand description
In 1714, England's Parliament offered a huge reward to anyone whose method of measuring longitude could be proven successful. The scientific establishment -- from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton -- had mapped the heavens in its certainty of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution -- a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had been able to do on land. And the race was on. Reprint Edition.
Product notice
Returnable at the third party seller's discretion and may come without consumable supplements like access codes, CD's, or workbooks.
| Seller | Condition | Comments | Price |
|
Gulf Coast Books
|
Good |
$1.77
|
|
A2ZBooks
|
Good
|
$2.22
|
|
Indiana Book Company
|
Good
|
$2.45
|
|
Vashon Island Books
|
Very Good
|
$3.15
|
|
Used Book Company
|
Good
|
$3.15
|
|
Midtown Scholar Bookstore
|
Good |
$3.32
|
|
A2ZBooks
|
Very Good
|
$3.35
|
|
Vashon Island Books
|
Very Good
|
$3.62
|
|
HPB-Ruby
|
Very Good
|
$3.65
|
|
HPB-Emerald
|
Very Good
|
$3.65
|
|
HPB-Diamond
|
Very Good
|
$3.65
|
|
HPB Inc.
|
Very Good
|
$3.65
|
|
Half Price Books Inc
|
Very Good
|
$3.65
|
|
HPB-Ruby
|
Very Good
|
$3.66
|
Please Wait