Dava Sobel Professions : Science writer Born : June 15, 1947 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Dava Sobel And since time sets its own tempo, like a heartbeat or an ebb tide, timepieces don't really keep time. They just keep up with it, if they're able. Dava Sobel heartbeat tides able Earlier maps had underestimated the distances to other continents and exaggerated the outlines of individual nations. Now global dimensions could be set, with authority, by the celestial spheres. Indeed, King Louis XIV of France, confronted with a revised map of his domain based on accurate longitude measurements, reportedly complained that he was losing more territory to his astronomers than to his enemies. Dava Sobel distance kings enemy Similar Authors Ivars Peterson science-writer Colin Tudge science-writer Carl Zimmer science-writer Grant Allen science-writer Eric Chaisson science-writer Loren Eiseley science-writer All Authors
