Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Dava Sobel. Penguin Books, $13 (184pp) ISBN 978-0-14-025879-0
This look at the scientific quest to find a way for ships at sea to determine their longitude was a PW bestseller for eight weeks. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 10/02/1996
Genre: Nonfiction
Compact Disc - 978-0-7393-2378-6
Hardcover - 184 pages - 978-0-8027-1312-4
Mass Market Paperbound - 978-0-7531-5036-8
Paperback - 208 pages - 978-0-8027-1529-6
