Dava Sobel Quote

In the wake of the Longitude Act, the concept of discovering the longitude became a synonym for attempting the impossible.

Dava Sobel

In the wake of the Longitude Act, the concept of discovering the longitude became a synonym for attempting the impossible.

Dava Sobel

Tags: cartology, longitude, longitude act

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About Dava Sobel

Dava Sobel (born June 15, 1947) is an American writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. Her books include Longitude, about English clockmaker John Harrison; Galileo's Daughter, about Galileo's daughter Maria Celeste; and The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars about the Harvard Computers.