Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time

Longitude

The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time

1995 • 208 pages

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A great read. I'd say more like 3.5 stars only because the first section of the book felt like it was going to take a long view into longitude in genera, but the book winds up just telling the story of the Longitude prize. Still fascinating, I just wanted more.

December 27, 2019