Longitude: the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time

Book Cover
Average Rating
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
1310L
Description
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem."

Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives and the increasing fortunes of nations hung on a resolution. One man, John Harrison, in complete opposition to the scientific community, dared to imagine a mechanical solution-a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had ever been able to do on land.

Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a new window on our world.
Also in This Series
More Like This
More Details
ISBN:
9780802779434
9781415953419
Lexile measure:
1310L
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Tagging
Tags:

No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!


Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work IDd575520c-acb5-35f3-9704-4005cac8c5ce
Grouping Titlelongitude the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time
Grouping Authordava sobel
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2023-06-10 03:51:44AM
Last Indexed2023-06-10 04:13:25AM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Sobel, Dava
author_display
Sobel, Dava
detailed_location_addison
Axis 360
Online OverDrive Collection
display_description
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day—"the longitude problem."
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives and the increasing fortunes of nations hung on a resolution. One man, John Harrison, in complete opposition to the scientific community, dared to imagine a mechanical solution-a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had ever been able to do on land.

Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a new window on our world.
format_addison
eAudiobook
eBook
format_category_addison
Audio Books
eBook
id
d575520c-acb5-35f3-9704-4005cac8c5ce
isbn
9780802779434
9781415953419
last_indexed
2023-06-10T09:13:25.272Z
lexile_score
1310
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_addison
Online OverDrive
owning_library_addison
Addison Public Library Online
owning_location_addison
Online OverDrive Collection
primary_isbn
9780802779434
publishDate
1995
2008
2010
publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Books on Tape
Walker
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Chronometers -- History
Clock and watch makers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Harrison, John, -- 1693-1776
Longitude -- Measurement -- History
title_display
Longitude : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time
title_full
Longitude The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Longitude [electronic resource] : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time / Dava Sobel
title_short
Longitude
title_sub
the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time
topic_facet
Biography & Autobiography
Chronometers
Clock and watch makers
Geography
Harrison, John
History
Longitude
Measurement
Nonfiction
Science

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
overdrive:fd9fbd5f-95da-412f-842b-6dbed1d97c23-1Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books1falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:fd9fbd5f-95da-412f-842b-6dbed1d97c231Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
axis360:oc2014040455oc2014040455Axis 360Online Axis 360eBookeBook1falsetrueAxis 360http://ereadil.axis360.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemid=0010163163Available OnlineAxis 360
overdrive:d64091a1-a96d-4e4f-9484-0dcb1f6ad3d21Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook0falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out
overdrive:d64091a1-a96d-4e4f-9484-0dcb1f6ad3d2-1Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook1falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
overdrive:fd9fbd5f-95da-412f-842b-6dbed1d97c23eAudiobookAudio BooksEnglishBooks on Tape2008
axis360:oc2014040455eBookeBookEnglishWalker19951 online resource (viii, 184 pages)
overdrive:d64091a1-a96d-4e4f-9484-0dcb1f6ad3d2eBookeBookEnglishBloomsbury Publishing2010

scoping_details_addison

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesLocal Url
overdrive:fd9fbd5f-95da-412f-842b-6dbed1d97c23-1Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse
overdrive:fd9fbd5f-95da-412f-842b-6dbed1d97c231Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsetrue
axis360:oc2014040455oc2014040455Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse
overdrive:d64091a1-a96d-4e4f-9484-0dcb1f6ad3d21Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsetrue
overdrive:d64091a1-a96d-4e4f-9484-0dcb1f6ad3d2-1Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse