{"id":5546,"date":"2024-02-18T06:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T06:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/?p=5546"},"modified":"2024-02-18T06:34:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T06:34:02","slug":"longitude-by-dava-sobel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/longitude-by-dava-sobel\/","title":{"rendered":"<B>Longitude<\/b> by Dava Sobel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"float: left; padding-right: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/4806.Longitude\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1388462711l\/4806._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/4806.Longitude\">Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/3277.Dava_Sobel\">Dava Sobel<\/a><br \/>\nMy rating: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/6272176593\">4 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The author relates the story of John Harrison, the clockmaker who invented the first accurate chronometer, the first reliable and practicable method of determining longitude at sea. This device saved many lives by allowing captains to avoid shipwrecks caused by inaccurate methods of navigation.The book is short, the writing clear and understandable. I listened to the audiobook read by an excellent female reader with a posh British accent. I enjoyed it despite the dispiriting subplot of Harrison being undermined at every turn by astronomers who preferred their method. Harrison got his due in the end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/12975428-russell-atkinson\">View all my reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel My rating: 4 of 5 stars The author relates the story of John Harrison, the clockmaker who invented the first accurate chronometer, the first reliable and practicable method of determining longitude at sea. 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