by getpost
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Dava Sobel
2006-11-23
book
Longitude : The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
A history of the solution to finding the longitude of ships at sea (and also cartographers on land) to a degree of accuracy. Explains how easy it was for sailors to figure out their latitude but how poor their methods for calculating longitude were and what the costs were in terms of ships, treasure, and men lost. An interesting book that is a very quick read.
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Type: documentary
Status: —
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Tags: history non-fiction slice
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