Sobel, Dava. <br/><br/>
Longitude :  the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time / 
Dava Sobel. 
 - London :  Fourth Estate,  1996. 
 - 1  (viii, 184 pages) 
<br/><br/> First pubd.: New York : Walker, 1995. 
<br/><br/>P.B 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-180) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Harrison, John, 1693-1776. <br/>Harrison, John, (1693-1776) <br/>Harrison, John, 1693-1776. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Clock and watch makers--Great Britain--Biography.<br/>Longitude--Measurement--History.<br/>Geography<br/>Geography--history<br/>Clock and watch makers.<br/>Longitude--Histoire.<br/>Longitude--Measurement.<br/>Navigasjon--Biografi.<br/>Geografische lengte.<br/>Horlogemakers.<br/>Navigatie.<br/>Scheepvaart.<br/>Sterrenkunde.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>kartografi kronometer lengdegrader navigasjon populærvitenskap tidsmåling vitenskapsmenn 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographies.<br/>Biographies.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB225  / .S64 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>526.62092  623.863092 681.118 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>527(092) 92Harrison