Longitude
Subtitle: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Edition: Largeprint edition
Publisher: Isis
Published: January 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780753150368
Subjects: Biography: general; Clocks & chronometers; Horology; Navigation; Science: General Issues; Biography & Autobiography; Science; Biography/Autobiography; History; Technical & Manufacturing Trades; Reference
First sentence: Once on a Wednesday excursion when I was a little girl, my father bought me a beaded wire ball that I loved.