Longitude
Subtitle: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
Contributors: Neil Armstrong (Foreword)
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: September 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780802714626
Subjects: Inventions; Navigation; History; History Of Science; Science/Mathematics; Science; Biography / Autobiography; Measurement; Longitude; Scientists - Inventors; Science / History; General; Technical & Manufacturing Trades; Biography; Clock and watch makers; Great Britain
First sentence: Once on a Wednesday excursion when I was a little girl, my father bought me a beaded wire ball that I loved.