Longitude
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Dava Dawn - the author of the scientific and popular books Daughter Galilea, Planets and Longitude, the author of the world famous and translated into many languages. Due to the problem in determining the geographical coordinates, long-range diving over the centuries remained an extremely risky enterprise. The best minds of the whole world beat over this task. Finally, in 1714, the British Parliament walked a scientist, which would be able to solve the problem of determining longitude, fantastic at the time award of 20,000 pounds. Oddly enough, the correct decision found a watchmaker John Harrison - a man who spent forty years of his life ...
How did he succeed? ..
How did he succeed? ..
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Science & Math
Paper:
Paper:White
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-271-42800-5
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