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208 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007790166
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 19 October 1995
Description
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day—and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of e...
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adventurous 26%
reflective 11%
challenging 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 4%
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War, Racism208 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007790166
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 19 October 1995
Description
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day—and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of e...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,656 reviews
Moods
inspiring 36%
adventurous 26%
reflective 11%
challenging 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 4%
emotional 2%
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