Dava Sobel - Longitude - The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Sol

Dava Sobel - Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time



"Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison, an 18th century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea—an important development in navigation. The book was made into a television series entitled Longitude."



00 - Introduction

01 - Imaginary Lines

02 - The Sea Before Time

03 - Adrift in a Clockwork Universe

04 - Time in a Bottle

05 - Powder of Sympathy

06 - The Prize

07 - Cogmaker's Journal

08 - The Grasshopper Goes to Sea

09 - Hands on Heaven's Clock

10 - The Diamond Timekeeper

11 - Trial by Fire and Water

12 - A Tale of Two Portraits

13 - The Second Voyage of Captain James Cook

14 - The Mass Production of Genius

15 - In the Meridian Courtyard