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184 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781857025712
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Illustrated Longitude recounts in words and images the epic quest to solve the greatest scientific problem of the eighteenth and three prior centuries: determining how a captain could pinpoint his ship's location at sea. All too often througho...
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inspiring 36%
adventurous 26%
reflective 12%
challenging 7%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 4%
emotional 3%
sad 1%
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slow 15%
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War, Racism184 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781857025712
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Illustrated Longitude recounts in words and images the epic quest to solve the greatest scientific problem of the eighteenth and three prior centuries: determining how a captain could pinpoint his ship's location at sea. All too often througho...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,657 reviews
Moods
inspiring 36%
adventurous 26%
reflective 12%
challenging 7%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 4%
emotional 3%
sad 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 15%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, ColonisationModerate
War, Racism