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emma_muench's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
ekarpinski's review against another edition
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.
meroei's review against another edition
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.
robl's review against another edition
4.0
A classic example of true popular science - interesting topic, tightly scoped and well paced.
yash_verma's review against another edition
5.0
Informative & exquisite piece of writing. Picturized the problem of finding longitude back in those days pretty well. And how John Harrison developed the solution of the problem. An interesting read indeed.