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The Quest for Longutude. 1993. For centuries the greatest minds in science focused on the problem of oceanic navigation. After numerous false starts and scores of dead ends the solution becomes more and more obvious. The key to determining longitude lies in developing a highly accurate time piece. A daunting task considering the harsh environment of a rolling ship on the high seas. Twenty essays from twenty different authors approach the subject from different perspectives with surprising little redundancy. 'The Quest" is a fairly technical book, yet very capable of holding the interest of even the most casual of readers.
