List $16.95

Written by Dava Sobel - Audio book narrated by Jane Jacobs - Abridged Nonfiction - 2 CASSETTES - 3 hours

Publisher, Audio Renaissance (March 1996)

RECEIVED THE COVETED "AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD" (August 1996) FOR EXCEPTIONAL NARRATIVE VOICE AND STYLE, VOCAL CHARACTERIZATIONS, APPROPRIATENESS FOR AUDIO FORMAT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE TEXT!

Longitude is the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time.

An exciting scientific adventure from the days of wooden ships and iron men, Longitude is full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd. It is also a captivating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clock making.

Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of John Harrison's forty-year obsession with building the perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, it is also a captivating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clock making.

Longitude was awarded AudioFile's "Earphones Award" for outstanding quality in audio production.

"The writing is wonderful. Moreover, Sobel's wit, coupled with [narrator Jane Jacobs's] lovely, liquid tones and dramatic abilities, takes this fascinating topic and makes it an entertaining and erudite production." --AudioFile

"Longitude translates well to audio form: it provides a revealing and fun scientific adventure." --Midwest Book Review