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Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a new window on our world. The image of the lone genius, prevailing against the odds to make a better world, is an attractive one. Longitude greater phoenix digital library overdrive. When dava sobel s longitude was published to universal acclaim in 1996, readers voiced only one regret. Dava sobel author dava sobel born june 15, 1947 is the author of longitude, galileos daughter, the planets, and most recently a more perfect heaven. It is also a captivating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.
In the spirit of longitude and galileos daughter, sobel once again brings science and history deftly to life as she explores the origins of the planets and reveals the exotic environments that exist in each of these fascinating alien. The subtitle here tells the reader exactly what the book is about. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time kindle edition by sobel, dava. A former staff science reporter for the new york times, she has also wr. November 28, 2011 most of us were born and grew up in the era when electronic items are of daytoday use, especially today when digital space is a huge presence in our professional as well as. Longitude book project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Diane ackerman, author of a natural history of the senses an exquisitely done narrative of the chronometer. Dava sobel has 26 books on goodreads with 231952 ratings. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time paperback october 30, 2007. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to datethe planets of our solar system. Author of longitude, galileos daughter, galileos daughter, the planets, arthritis, backache, longitude, the best american science writing 2004 best american science writing. Sobel attended antioch college and the city college of new york before receiving her bachelor of arts degree from the state university of. Sobel attended antioch college and the city college of new york before receiving her bachelor of arts degree from the state university of new york at binghamton in 1969.
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Even before the publication of longitude twentyfive years ago, i learned about a group of women who worked at the harvard college observatory in the nineteenth century, analyzing images of the stars to fantastic effect these ladies of pickerings harem aroused my curiosity, but i put them off while pursuing galileos daughter, exploring the planets, and turning copernicuss idea. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a. Dava sobels the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016 with her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. When dava sobels longitude was published to universal acclaim in 1996, readers voiced only one regret. October 30, 2007 dava sobel the publication of longitude taught me that a book can actually improve by virtue of being read. An exciting scientific adventure from the days of wooden ships and iron men, longitude is full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd. Longitude by dava sobel, october 1, 1996, penguin nonclassics edition, in english longitude october 1, 1996 edition open library. With her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. After several years research and writing, im happy to report that the glass universe was published by viking in december 2016, and officially launched at an event in the old observatory building, among the halfmillion glass photographic plates still treasured by the harvardsmithsonian center for astrophysics. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
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Dec 08, 2016 the science writer says that while researching her new book, the glass universe, she read fiction about the time period, such as the custom of the country and o pioneers. Numerous attentive readers took the trouble to write to me to point out typos or other errors in the text, which the publisher then corrected in subsequent editions. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Clara county library find in all libraries sign up or sign in to see availability for your saved libraries at a glance. Only someone with dava sobels unusual background in both astronomy and psychology could have written it. Download now for free pdf ebook longitude the true story of a lone genius who solved greatest scientific problem his time dava sobel at our online ebook library.
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In 1714, englands parliament offered a reward to anyone whose method or device for measuring longitude proved successful. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Now william andrewes, the man who organised and hosted the longitude symposium that inspired her book, has joined sobel to create a. Jul 22, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. History, biography, measurement, clock and watch makers, longitude, chronometers, nonfiction, science, long now manual for civilization, horology, astronomical. Get longitude the true story of a lone genius who solved greatest scientific problem his time dava sobel pdf file for free from our online library created date.
She is also an awardwinning former science reporter for the new york times and writes frequently about science for several magazines, including the new. Dava sobel has written a gem of a bookone of the best reads for the nonscientific writing to come along for many a moon. Longitude by dava sobel, 1995, walker edition, in english longitude 1995 edition open library. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Dava sobel is the internationally renowned author of longitude and galileos daughter. The true story of a lone genius who solved goodreads. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading longitude. Daily mail rarely have i enjoyed a book as much as dava sobels longitude. Daily mail rarely have i enjoyed a book as much as dava sobel s longitude.
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