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Longitude : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time /
The story of mariners' centuries-long search for ways of determining longitude that tells not only of the scientific advances but of the perseverance, pettiness, politics, & interesting anecdotes involved. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of John Harris...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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New York :
Walker,
1995.
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MARC
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| 100 | 1 | |a Sobel, Dava. |e autor | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Longitude : |b the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time / |c Dava Sobel. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Walker, |c 1995. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©1995. | |
| 300 | |a viii, 184 páginas : |b ilustraciones (a color) ; |c 19 cm. | ||
| 336 | |a texto |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a sin medio |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volumen |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 177-180) e índice. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Imaginary lines -- Sea before time -- Adrift in a clockwork universe -- Time in a bottle -- Powder of sympathy -- Prize -- Cogmaker's journal -- Grasshopper goes to sea -- Hands on Heaven's clock -- Diamond timekeeper -- Trial by fire and water -- Tale of two portraits -- Second voyage of Captain James Cook -- Mass production of genius -- In the Meridian Courtyard. | |
| 520 | |a The story of mariners' centuries-long search for ways of determining longitude that tells not only of the scientific advances but of the perseverance, pettiness, politics, & interesting anecdotes involved. 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. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Harrison, John E. |d 1693-1776. |9 427221 |
| 650 | 4 | |a Longitud |x Medición |x Historia. |9 356327 | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Ciencia |9 4616 |x Historia | |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Biografía |9 355108 |x Relojeros |
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