The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a new Foreword by the celebrated astronaut Neil Armstrong.

An account of the journey - a 13.7-billion-light-year- (or 130-billion-trillion kilometre-) voyage from our home planet to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time.

Galileo is seen as one of the greatest scientists ever. Little is known of his illegitimate daughter, Virginia. As a nun, she wrote 120 letters to her father from 1623 to her death from exposure and malnutrition ten years later. This text investigates the father-daughter relationship.

In the words of those who trod the void and others based at mission control, here are over 50 of the greatest true stories of sub- orbital, orbital and deep-space exploration.

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius.

After the huge national and international success of 'Longitude' and 'Gallileo's Daughter', Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system.

The story of Galileo's daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, as told through her letters to her father. A companion to the bestselling Galileo's Daughter, the letters are edited and introduced by Dava Sobel.

After 'LONGITUDE' and 'GALILEO'S DAUGHTER', Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system.

Providing self-help treatments for backache, this book features a survey of what those with back problems experience and the treatments they have found that really work. It covers complementary treatments, posture, surgery and drugs, and also features an illustrated section of effective exercises you can perform in your own home.

Republished to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this bestselling book, now with a new introduction by Neil Armstrong, Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius.

In addition to the text of Longitude this edition also contains over 200 illustrations, biographical articles on the major characters, additional boxed information on the important scientific, nautical, historical and artistic events of the day, time lines and diagrams to explain geographical, horological and astronomical aspects of longitude.