Dava Sobel’s publishing sensation Longitude is the book that made horology
sexy, said New Scientist’s reviewer, Marcus Chown (18 November 1995, p 68). Now
it’s out in paperback. Published by Fourth Estate, 拢5.99, ISBN1857025717.
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