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Halley's Quest: A Selfless Genius and His Troubled Paramore Hardcover - 2005
by Julie Wakefield
Taking a new look at one of history's most familiar names in science, Wakefield describes Edmond Halley's overlooked but perhaps most significant contribution: solving a key riddle of longitude to allow consistently accurate navigation of the high seas.
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- Title Halley's Quest: A Selfless Genius and His Troubled Paramore
- Author Julie Wakefield
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 278
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Joseph Henry Press, Washington, D.C
- Date September 23, 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780309095945 / 0309095948
- Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
- Dimensions 8.82 x 5.88 x 0.99 in (22.40 x 14.94 x 2.51 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Geomagnetism, Halley, Edmond
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005016511
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 10/01/2005, Page 12
- Ingram Advance, 10/01/2005, Page 56
- Scitech Book News, 12/01/2006, Page 13
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