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

Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.

• | Author: Dava Sobel
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• | Publication Date: November 05, 2007
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 080271529X
• | ISBN-13: 9780802715296