tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18987903.post3269869290337267992..comments2023-10-07T19:19:11.187+08:00Comments on It's a prata life: LongitudeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028723940654655284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18987903.post-52874649063913606952008-03-10T12:39:00.000+08:002008-03-10T12:39:00.000+08:00That's quite a coincidence! But it is experiences ...That's quite a coincidence! But it is experiences like that which make for memorable travel.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the "Planets" recommendation Aykut. I did enjoy Longitude, so I'll definitely look out for this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028723940654655284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18987903.post-72969179737344774452008-03-09T20:14:00.000+08:002008-03-09T20:14:00.000+08:00This is one of my all time favorite popular scienc...This is one of my all time favorite popular science books. If you haven't read already, I would strongly recommend her other book "Planets" as well. It is both poetic and enlightening - as good as science writing gets.<BR/><BR/>Just a couple of days after I devoured "Longitude", so the experience was still fresh, I was walking from Holiday Inn to Hampstead tube station - and here I was in front of St. John's Church, where Harrison rests:<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:John_Harrison_tombstone.jpg<BR/><BR/>That was a priceless moment, indeed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com