This is well worth a read.
www.amazon.co.uk/Longitude-Genius-Greatest-Scientific-Problem/dp/0007214227
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 16 Aug 2021, 11:13,
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I've heard the story before. Not sure where, probably a podcast.
Is indeed a fascinating tale.
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Very true. This one as well by the same author.
www.amazon.co.uk/Galileos-Daughter-Drama-Science-Faith/dp/1857027124/
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read that years ago, good book, though like a lot of popular science books was a little padded out with superfluous narrative
of the "when miles toddington awoke on a crisp september morning in 1822 he could scarcely have known..." kind
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 17 Aug 2021, 11:49,
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