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Longitude

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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.

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Longitude, Dava Sobel

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Rok vydania
1996
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Jazyk
anglicky
Rok vydania
1996
Väzba
mäkká
ISBN10
1857025490
ISBN13
9781857025491
Série
Prvé vydanie
1995
Pôvodný názov
Longitude
Hodnotenie
3,9 z 5
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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.