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Title: Rare story telling concerning what could be a dry subject
Review: I have this both in CD and the book. I didn't get through the book, it never capture my attention enough to beat out the other demands for my free time. But the book was interesting enough for me purchase the CD for long trip. The CD made the trip very enjoyable. In fact, at times I resented the necessity to purchase gas....minutes that I could have been listening to the story vice smelling gas fumes! Until this book, I never realized how closely tied accurate time keeping and the ability to tell where one is when at sea were linked. The history of political maneuvering, personal jealousy, and dependence of social institutions to control the emergence of accurate timekeeping at sea is a fascinating one.
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