Longitude: the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time
Biography, Science and medicine biography
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
Sobel describes the work of John Harrison, a London clockmaker, who invented the chronometer. For centuries there was no accurate way to determine longitude, so in 1714 the British parliament offered twenty thousand pounds for a solution. While others looked… for a celestial answer, Harrison worked almost forty years on a mechanical one. 1995.
Title Details
ISBN
9780802713124
Publisher
Walker
Copyright Date
1995
Book number
2404919
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Vanessa Maroney
Duration
5 hours 27 minutes 29 seconds
Audio producer
NLS
Braille details for CELA title
Volumes
6
Braille producer
National Library for the Blind, 1999.