6/28/2023 0 Comments Longitude by Dava Sobel![]() ![]() In 1998, The Illustrated Longitude was published, supplementing the earlier text with 180 images of characters, events, instruments, maps and publications.ĭetermining longitude on land was fairly easy compared to the task at sea. ![]() The book was made into a television series entitled Longitude. ![]() Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison, an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock ( chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea-an important development in navigation. ![]()
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