Sobel, Dava.

Longitude : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time / Dava Sobel. - London : Fourth Estate, 1998, c1995. - viii, 184 p. ; 20 cm.

First published: New York : Walker, 1995; "This paperback ed. published in 1998."-- verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index.

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Harrison, John, 1693-1776.


Longitude--Measurement--History.
Clock and watch makers--Great Britain--Biography.