02882cam a2200373 4500 527359066 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781415953419 1415953414 fd9fbd5f-95da-412f-842b-6dbed1d97c23 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 82629 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Sobel Dava. Longitude [Libby] : The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2005. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 119MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 119MB. Biography & Autobiography. History. Science. Nonfiction. HTML:An exciting scientific adventure from the days of wooden ships and iron men, LONGITUDE is full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd. It is also a captivating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.<br /> <br /> During the great ages of exploration, "the longitude problem" was the gravest of all scientific challenges. Lacking the ability to determine their longitude, sailors were literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Ships ran aground on rocky shores; those traveling well-known routes were easy prey to pirates.<br /> <br /> In 1714, England's Parliament offered a huge reward to anyone whose method of measuring longitude could be proven successful. The scientific establishment—from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton—had mapped the heavens in its certainty of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution—a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had been able to do on land. And the race was on.... Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. Armstrong, Neil. Reading, Kate. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/082629-Longitude.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/082629-Longitude.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FD9FBD5F-95DA-412F-842B-6DBED1D97C23&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/082629-Longitude.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/082629-Longitude.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FD9FBD5F-95DA-412F-842B-6DBED1D97C23&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)