LONGITUDE
The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Paperback
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This dramatic tale of scientific achievement, adventure on the high seas, and the will to win against long odds tells dual stories: that of John Harrison, an uneducated but ingenious 18th-century carpenter who devised a method for finding a ship’s precise location at sea, and that of horologist Rupert Gould, who 200 years later struggled to restore both Harrison’s revolutionary chronometers and his neglected reputation.
This title is part of the series: COMMON CORE LIBRARY
Copyright | 2007 edition |
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Pages | 184 |
Grade | 9 and up |
ISBN | 9780802715296 |