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Title: Educational and Entertaining
Review: It's amazing how quickly we have advanced in technology. Longitude is now automatically calculated by GPS triangulating off of satellites. You can track for yourself perconally on your cell phone.Yet not so very long ago this information could be the difference between life and death for sailors meandering the dangers of the ocean!!Dava Sobel Has brought this exciting chapter of history back to life and made it live and breathe in front of those who read or listen to this tale.You'll learn a lot to be sure. But more than that, you'll get a feel for the intrigue and competition to solve this most difficult problem. Politics, science, betrayal and cronyism abound!I listened to this work on tape and I recommend it although I'm sure it would read well too.
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