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

adventurous informative medium-paced

3.75

A well-written and detailed history, albeit one that unfortunately does not address the legacy of colonialism and veers a little too often into "great man" history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Violence, Medical content, Terminal illness, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War, Racism, and Murder

Includes a graphic description of scurvy victims, graphic description of animal cruelty, and stereotyped descriptions of Indigenous people