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

• 作者: Sobel, Dava.
• 出版: New York : Penguin 1996, c1995.
• 稽核項: viii, 184 p. ;19 cm.
• 標題: Longitude Measurement -- History. , Clock and watch makers Great Britain -- Biography. , Longitude , Clock and watch makers , MeasurementHistory. , Harrison, John, , Harrison, John, 1693-1776.
• ISBN: 0140258795 , 9780140258790
• 附註: 美國加州大學柏克萊分校Dunbar H. Ogden教授(賴聲川老師博士論文指導教授)2006年捐贈. Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index.
• 摘要: During the great age of exploration, the "longitude problem" was the gravest of scientific challenges. Without the ability to determine longitude, sailors and their ships were lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. In 1714, desperate for a solution, England's Parliament offered 20,000 pounds (the equivalent of millions of dollars today) to anyone who could solve the problem. With all the skill and storytelling ability of a great novelist, Dava Sobel captures the dramatic story at the heart of this epic scientific quest.
• 系統號: 005257971
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