OL785217M Openlibrary_subject long_now_manual_for_civilization Openlibrary_work Urn:lcp:longitudetruesto00sobe_0:epub:14ae2dc7-2fba-4954-975e-21ff3a4951db Extramarc Columbia University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier longitudetruesto00sobe_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1bk2kp94 Isbn 9780802713124Ġ802713122 Lccn 95017402 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL785217M Openlibrary_edition Urn:lcp:longitudetruesto00sobe_0:lcpdf:a85231f5-320d-42b0-9663-e97212b98e83 After ten grueling years insearch of a magic number, thesurvivors returned to Europe withtheir historical discovery and fueledthe public’s interest in science.Twent-five years ago, Dava Sobel’sbestselling Longitude was a globalpublishing phenomenon, yet it toldonly one half of the story. Then after you have done that you can read the book.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:31:06 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA139201 Boxid_2 CH126908 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 1. I do recommend watching more simple intros too like BBC's "The Clock That Changed the World". It's a lot to take in so you won't quite understand it all, but you will get a short intro.
It's fun either way, of course, and you'll enjoy it.
For example, how can I understand how a clock works without a detailed intro? Then you also need to understand the historical setting, the politics of the time, John Harrison himself, the wood and metal they could produce, the ship fleet, how universities and design worked, how the prize fund worked, how navigation worked, death rates, clock sellers and much more. But it has the hectic and random style of the book it's based on so you kinda get a ton of facts about a ton of different stuff and it can be a bit hard at times to understand the basic story or the simple design. A bit technical design is presented and it's for sure worth a watch and a much easier intro to the story than the more complicated book/audiobook. In the tradition of Dava Sobels Longitude comes sailing expert David Barries compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery an eloquent elegy. It's pretty engaging and has a lot of cool interesting anecdotes and drama.
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