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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
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For lack of a practical method of determining longitude, every great captain in the Age of Exploration became lost at sea despite the best available charts and compasses.
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
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“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
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