Book Review: Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Paperback)

Recently finished the audiobook version of this book.
Engrossing book for me, combined elements of History, Technology, Governance, Politics, Nautical science, technology, astronomy in this story of how Longitudes were "discovered" or more correctly how they were established. A great account of how the nautical and navigational technology advanced through the active involvement of monarchy and the royal institutions in Britain. This is another example of how the original inventors only partially benefit from their hard work and innovation and how others exploit them and make profits from them. One more lesson is how the academic group think can hinder innovation and how practical techniques often overtake other techniques that are considered to be technically purer. In this case, the "Lunar method" of finding the longitude was considered technically more accurate by the academics, but in practice it was impossibly difficult. Meanwhile, the chronometer based method was much more easier. However the astronomy establishment looked down upon the chronometer method and threw all kinds of roadblocks at it. However, the practical chronometer method succeeded.