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by alexrson
1491 days ago
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Longitude - nonfic by dana sobel About a scientist/engineer who developed a sufficiently accurate clock to calculate longitude on an oceangoing ship in the age of sail. Which was of vast importance to sailing. The establishment was strongly in favor of astronomy based methods of calculating longitude. Barbara McClintock is a real scientist who fits this mold, but I haven't read a biography of her to specifically recommend. |
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