The longitude problem was the thorniest dilemma of the eighteenth century. Dava sobel born june 15, 1947 is the author of longitude. The longitude prize 1714 the british parliament enacted the longitude act of 1714. The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one mans fortyyear obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the daythe longitude problem. Because sequels and adaptations infest publishing as they do moviemaking, please note that the illustrated longitude is neither.
Dec 08, 2016 the science writer says that while researching her new book, the glass universe, she read fiction about the time period, such as the custom of the country and o pioneers. Learn more about longitude in the fort vancouver regional library district digital collection. An analysis of dava sobels writing style in the book longitude. Longitude central texas digital consortium overdrive. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what i. But theres no escaping the conclusion that pickering was also keeping an eye on the budget. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to datethe planets of our solar system. It wasnt just the outstanding story of how this particular obstacle to sound navigation was solved, but also the authors talent in providing a viewpoint that is timeless one that applies to our era as todays innovators struggle to break through conventional wisdom and sometimes. Part biography, part history, part scientific exploration, longitude relates the quest for an accurate way to determine longitude. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest. How the ladies of the harvard observatory took the measure of the stars.
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Dava sobel is the author of five books, including the new york times bestsellers longitude, galileos daughter, the planets, and the glass universe. Dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, is the author of longitude walker 1995 and 2005, penguin 1996, galileos daughter walker 1999 and 2011, penguin 2000, the planets viking 2005, penguin 2006, a more perfect heaven walker bloomsbury 20011 and 2012, and the sun stood still bloomsbury, 2016 and the glass universe viking, 2016. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time is a bestselling book by dava sobel about john harrison, an 18thcentury clockmaker who created the first clock chronometer sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at seaan important development in navigation. Longitude the free library of philadelphia overdrive. Dava sobel s the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016 with her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. Longitude isbn 97808027124 pdf epub dava sobel ebook. Dava sobel explains all these with reference to various historical resources available to us today in her book called the longitude.
The greek astronomers could measure latitude as early as the third century b. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading longitude. A former new york times science reporter and longtime contributor to the new yorker, audubon, disc. Dava sobels longitude is probably the most successful and exciting publishing sensation of the 1990s. Dava sobel s longitude achieved bestselling status on the new york times nonfiction list in both hardcover and paperback. When dava sobels longitude was published to universal acclaim in 1996, readers voiced only one regret. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific. Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy no mean feat new scientist 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. She is also an awardwinning former science reporter for the new york times and writes frequently about science for several magazines. Longitude the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time by dava sobel. Microhistorians seek the sobel prize the irish times. Dava sobel s longitude tells the story of how 18thcentury scientist and clockmaker william harrison solved one of the most perplexing problems of historydetermining eastwest location at sea.
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Jul 22, 2019 longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of harrisons fortyyear obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, is the author of longitude walker 1995 and 2005, penguin 1996, galileos daughter walker 1999 and 2011, penguin 2000, the planets viking 2005, penguin 2006, a more perfect heaven walker bloomsbury 2011 and 2012, and the sun stood still bloomsbury, 2016 and the glass universe viking, 2016. Lacking the ability to measure longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea. Longitude greater phoenix digital library overdrive. Longitude ebook by dava sobel 9780802779434 rakuten kobo. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again.
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