Sobel, Dava
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (1996)
LAST LINE: “ He wrested the world’s whereabouts from the stars, and locked the secret in a pocket watch”
ICI SHELF: Maps
ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (8-5-11)
NOTES: Personal inscription from Antoinette LaFarge to Lise Patt