{"product_id":"9780241478349","title":"Latitude","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe world-changing true story of the mission to discover the shape of the earth . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An amazing story' Jeremy Vine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This rollicking story of adventure and scientific exploration is as gripping as any novel . . . a book that sparkles with intelligence and wit'\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Preston, author and journalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Crane has a rare knack for showing people things they really ought to see across space and time without them having to get out of their chair'\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Smith, director of The Royal Geographic society\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe year is 1735.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwelve unruly men board ships bound for South America.\u003cbr\u003e Their mission? To discover the true shape of the earth.\u003cbr\u003e They will be exposed to a wilderness of dangers none can imagine.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe survivors won't return for ten years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They knew the world wasn't a sphere. Either it stretched at the poles or it bulged at the equator. But which?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey needed to know because accurate maps saved lives at sea and made money on land. But measuring the earth was so difficult that most thought it impossible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The world's first international team of scientists was sent to a continent of unmapped rainforests and ice-shrouded volcanoes where they attempted to measure the length on the ground of one degree of latitude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeset by egos and disease, storms and earthquakes, mutiny and murder, they struggled for ten years to reach the single figure they sought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLatitude \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic story of survival and science set in mountain camps and remote observatories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA breathtaking tale of courage in adversity, it is celebrated today as the first modern exploring expedition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eLatitude \u003c\/i\u003eis a thrilling story of courage, survival and science. It's an extraordinary, visceral and vivid read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeographical Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Nick Crane","offers":[{"title":"Penguin UK |  Hardback  |  2021-08-31","offer_id":44151164895487,"sku":"9780241478349","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a7c80919-aae4-46a1-bdbf-920c7b4baf76.jpg?v=1732304513","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780241478349","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}