Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel from Walker Books ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Feb 11)
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In the eighteenth century, the greatest scientific conundrum was that of longitude, with lives of sailors and fortunes of nations hanging in the balance. In this bestselling book, learn of the human story of this epic scientific quest in the person of John Harrison, who rose to the challenge with a a mechanical solution--the chronometer.
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