Longitude

Dava. Sobel

Science & Math

Fourth Estate, Limited

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day -- and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution. The quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in 1714, Parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (GBP20,000) to anyone whose method or device proved successful. Countless quacks weighed in with preposterous suggestions. The scientific establishment throughout Europe -- from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton -- had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certa

Longitude: The Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

Travel

Harper-perennial

'A biographical orrery - intricate, complex and fascinating' The Observer 'A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves' The Economist #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel returns with a captivating, little-known true story of women in science Before they even had the right to vote, a group of remarkable women were employed by Harvard College Observatory as `Human Computers' to interpret the observations made via telescope by their male counterparts each night. The author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter and The Planets shines light on the hidden history of these extraordinary women who changed the burgeoning field of astronomy and our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.

GLASS UNIVERSE- PB

Astronomy & Space Science

Penguin??Books

The Folio Society

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time

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Drake, Frank

Religion & Spirituality

Delta

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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love

History

Walker&Company

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

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Galileo's Daughter

Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith & Love

Random House Audio Publishing

The Planets

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