Reviews

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel

scorcheded's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

ninethreeo's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars. Compelling, interestingly told history of longitude

cheyennedierker's review

challenging informative fast-paced

4.5

inesgarherr's review against another edition

informative inspiring slow-paced

3.0

megatza's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

emma_muench's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

nomadicreader's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.75

ekarpinski's review

2.0

This is an interesting topic, so I would recommend getting a better book on it. The book reads like the first draft of a dozen loosely related blog posts on the Longitude problem - flush with vagaries, embellishments, exaggerations and flights of imagination. Chronology jumps around so badly that it's hard to keep track of events and historical persons of interest, even within the narrow scope of the book.

mpapomeroy's review

adventurous informative medium-paced

5.0

meroei's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

Very informative book! It was interesting to read about all the complications around determining longitude, and how important it was to the world.