Longitude

Title: Longitude
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 849 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Longitude
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is written by Dava Sobel. The book is called Longitude because it is about a clock maker who was able to determine longitude. Determining longitude was the superlative scientific question in the eighteenth century that Galileo and Newton were not able to resolve. The principal inspiration behind the invention completed in this book is that many sailors were …showed first 75 words of 849 total…
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
…showed last 75 words of 849 total

Need a custom written paper?
Buy a custom written essay and get 20% OFF the first order