[Phys-l] longitude

[John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>]

On 10/27/2006 03:17 PM, Rauber, Joel wrote:

> A good short read is the book "longitude", by Sobel


In spirit, I second that recommendation, but in detail I suggest
instead:   _The Illustrated Longitude_ by Sobel & Andrewes.

> From an Amazon review:
>
> "The Illustrated Longitude" contains the entire original text of Dava Sobel's book, "Longitude",
> along with 178 illustrations provided by William J. H. Andrewes. Mr. Andrewes hosted the Longitude
> Symposium that inspired Dava Sobel's book and has himself published the annotated proceedings of the
> Symposium in his book entitled "The Quest for Longitude".

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Also there is the movie "Longitude".
I've never seen it, but it gets good reviews.

It's a pleasant surprise to see a movie portray someone as a
"genius" other than an "evil genius".