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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
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Dava Sobel
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Isis Large Print Books
Publication date
January 1, 1998
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780753150368
ISBN-10
0753150360
Dimensions
0.50 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$24.95
Other format details
large print
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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.
Editions
Hardcover
With Neil Armstrong (other contributor) |
from Walker & Co (October 1, 2005)
9780802714626 | details & prices | 184 pages | 7.55 × 5.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $22.00
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Isis Large Print Books (January 1, 1998)
9780753150368 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $24.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
from Walker & Co (October 1, 1995)
9780802713124 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $19.00
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes
Paperback
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (October 1, 1996)
9780140258790 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $13.00
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes
CD/Spoken Word
With Kate Reading (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Random House (October 4, 2005)
9780739323786 | details & prices | 5.50 × 5.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $25.95
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Jane Jacobs (other contributor) |
from St Martins Pr (March 15, 1996)
9781559273978 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $17.95
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
About: Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
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