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This is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and John Harrison's 40-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer.
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by: Dava Sobel
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Describes the forty-year effort of John Harrison to invent the chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for navigational purposes.
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