Dava Sobel’s Longitude, has just been published in Britain by Fourth Estate
(£12, ISBN 1 85702 502 4) has jumped into the bestseller list here,
selling out its print run in three weeks. It is about to do the same in Germany,
according to The Bookseller, following weeks on the bestseller list in the US.
You’ll find our review on Planet Science at http://www.newscientist.com,
in the Views section under Bestsellers from San Francisco.
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