LONGITUDE

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

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   Order Code: HRH372    ISBN : 9780802715296
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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.

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This title is part of the series: COMMON CORE LIBRARY

Copyright

2007 edition

Pages

184

Grade

9 and up

ISBN

9780802715296