[Harrison, John] Sobel, Dava.

Longitude – The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time.

New York, Walker, 1995. Octavo. VIII, 184 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Dava Sobel (born June 15, 1947, The Bronx, New York) is an American writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. Her books include Longitude, about English clockmaker John Harrison, and Galileo’s Daughter, about Galileo’s daughter Maria Celeste. Sobel was born on June 15, 1947 in the Bronx, New York City. She graduated from The Bronx High School of Science and Binghamton University. She wrote Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time in 1995. The story was made into a television movie, of the same name by Charles Sturridge and Granada Film in 1999, and was shown in the United States by A&E. Her book Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love was nominated for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. She holds honorary doctor of letters degrees from the University of Bath, and Middlebury College, Vermont, both awarded in 2002. (Wikipedia).

• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780802713124
• Inventory Number: 43678AB

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