Halley's Quest
28 Mar 2013 07:00 amAuthor: Julie Wakefield
Date completed: March 28, 2011
What I remember:
Edmond Halley, he of the famous comet, had other scientific interests. Shifting his gaze away from the sky for a bit, he made significant contributions to the field of navigation through his work on magnetism. People were still scratching their heads over how to calculate longitude in the 18th century, and Halley's efforts were valuable in helping ocean-going sailors figure out where the heck they were. He did other stuff too. Highly readable and, as biographies go, comparatively short.
Date completed: March 28, 2011
What I remember:
Edmond Halley, he of the famous comet, had other scientific interests. Shifting his gaze away from the sky for a bit, he made significant contributions to the field of navigation through his work on magnetism. People were still scratching their heads over how to calculate longitude in the 18th century, and Halley's efforts were valuable in helping ocean-going sailors figure out where the heck they were. He did other stuff too. Highly readable and, as biographies go, comparatively short.
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