183 pages
Langue : English
Publié 16 mai 2007 par Harper Perennial.
Longitude
the story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time Stranger than -- 3
de Dava Sobel
This is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest - the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius.
Sujets
- Clock and watch makers
- Biography
- Astronomical clocks
- History
- Horology
- Longitude
- Research
Lieux
- England