Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (633 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0753150360 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution. The quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in 1714, Parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (GBP20,000) to anyone whose method or device proved successful. Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuries. With an introduction by Neil Armstrong. In the tercentenary year of the Longitude Act, Fourth Est
A Customer said Excellent read that improves on the original. Having bought and read "Longitude", the only lightly illustrated original hardback version, I wanted to know more about how the actual clocks worked, and I wanted to see them, without making a trans-Atlantic pilgrimage to Greenwich.Hence, when I saw an illustrated version o. Great book for watch enthusiasts. I enjoyed this as a mechanical watch enthusiast. I assumed this would be more about seafaring and the nautical themes of Longitude, but it was based around the creation of the first modern mechanical clocks, which amateur horologists like myself can appreciate as the shrunk. "I loved this book because I enjoy Horology and it's impact" according to IT Pro Dad. I loved this book because I enjoy Horology and it's impact on the world in which we live today. This book covers this history but also the politics surrounding innovation. I wished it would have gone more into the constructions on the watches. Regardless, it is a great hist
This is the engrossing story of the clockmaker, John "Longitude" Harrison, who solved the problem that Newton and Galileo had failed to conquer, yet claimed only half the promised rich reward. . The thorniest scientific problem of the eighteenth century was how to determine longitude. Many thousands of lives had been lost at sea over the centuries due to the inability to determine an east-west position