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The need for a clock which would accurately keep time while on a sea voyage in order to help mariners determine their longitude and thus accurately determine where they would land doesnt seem like it would be that exciting. Longitude, by american writer dava sobel, is the true story of the quest to devise a reliable navigational instrument for sailors. Nov 17, 2011 dava sobel has written a gem of a book. Financial times an extraordinary tale of political intrigue and academic backbiting, of intellectual brilliance, and mechanical genius, of heroic endeavours and downright dishonestya superb achievement. While the story is itself fascinating, dava sobel is a poor writer and the book reads something like a high school textbook. The publication of longitude taught me that a book can actually improve by. Diane ackerman, author of a natural history of the senses. Dava sobel is an engaging author that presents an historical account that reads like a murder mystery. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 192 pages and is available in hardcover format. Former new york times reporter sobel coauthor, arthritis. She has an extraordinary gift of making difficult ideas clear. 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. Sobel attended antioch college and the city college of new york before receiving her bachelor of arts degree from the state university of new york at binghamton in 1969.
Dava sobel books, author biography, and reading level. The subtitle here tells the reader exactly what the book is about. Dava sobel has 29 books on goodreads with 229427 ratings. Dava sobel born june 15, 1947 is an american writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. Oct 30, 2007 the publication of longitude taught me that a book can actually improve by virtue of being read. Her books include longitude, about english clockmaker john harrison, and galileos daughter, about galileo s daughter maria celeste, and the glass universe.
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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. In 1714, englands parliament offered a reward to anyone whose method or device for measuring longitude proved successful. The true story of a lone genius who solved the gre. Author dava sobel, however, cuts through all the more complicated principles like a good precalculus teacher. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of. The greek astronomers could measure latitude as early as the third century b. In her thirty years as a science journalist, she has written for many magazines, and coauthored six books, including is anyone out there. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need. Dava sobel is currently considered a single author. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Numerous attentive readers took the trouble to write to me to point out typos or other errors in the text, which the publisher then corrected in subsequent editions. Daily mail rarely have i enjoyed a book as much as dava sobel s longitude. Even before the publication of longitude twentyfive years ago, i learned about a group of women who worked at the harvard college observatory in the nineteenth century, analyzing images of the stars to fantastic effect. Books by dava sobel authors like dava sobel what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists.
A 1964 graduate of the bronx high school of science, ms. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time longitude. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. How the ladies of the harvard observatory took the measure of the stars. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time by sobel, dava and a great selection of related books. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time pdf epub book. Through dava sobel s consummate skill, longitude will open a new window on our world for all who pdf read it. Dava sobel is an awardwinning former science reporter for the new york times and writes frequently about science for several magazines, including audubon, discover, life and omni. 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.
Books by dava sobel featured in the 1870s, before women had the right to vote or a firm standing in the workplace, a lucky few found employment at the harvard college observatory. Dava sobel has written a gem of a book one of the best reads for the nonscientific writing to come along for many a moon. Dava sobel has written a gem of a bookone of the best reads for the nonscientific writing to come along for many a moon. 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. Dava sobels 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. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Dava sobel has 30 books on goodreads with 225970 ratings. Longitude by dava sobel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time tells the remarkable story of the clocks inventor, john harrison. Dava sobel born june 15, 1947 is the author of longitude, galileos daughter, the planets, and most recently a more perfect heaven.
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