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Spare prose outlines John Harrison's forty-year quest to determine longitude on a moving ship. Rejecting the scientific thoughts of the day (the early eighteenth century), which centered on astronomy and mathematics as the keys to calculation, Harrison believed a unique timepiece would solve the puzzle. Although the emphasis is on Harrison's doggedness, Borden presents the scientific problem deftly, recognizing the audience's limited reading skills by using simple vocabulary and dividing sentences to emphasize ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More