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In the wake of the Longitude Act, the concept of "discovering the longitude"...
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Dava Sobel
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Longitude: The True Story of a
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In the wake of the Longitude Act, the concept of "discovering the longitude" became a synonym for attempting the impossible.
( Dava Sobel )
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