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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

Global Rank#6,793

Authors: Dava Sobel

Published: 1995-01-01

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Format: book

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Wikipedia Backlinks: 34

NYT Mentions: 13

Title Complexity: 549039832.00 (NYT adjustment factor: 1.0)

Score: 3.654351238492557

Score Explanation:
SourceWeightCalculationWeighted Value
NYT Mentions0.25ln(13 × 1.00 + 1)0.6598
Wikipedia Backlinks0.50ln(34 + 1)1.7777
Ratings Count0.50ln(0 + 1)0.0000
Ratings Average1.00ln(1 + 1)0.6931
OpenLibrary rating (avg)0.10ln(4.228571 + 1)0.1654
OpenLibrary ratings (count)0.10ln(35 + 1)0.3584
Total3.6544
Note: NYT Mentions are adjusted by title complexity (a score based on word rarity).
Adjustment factor: 1.0 (complexity score ≥100,000), 0.1 (≥10,000), or 0.01(<10,000).
Higher complexity scores indicate more distinctive titles that are less likely to produce false-positive NYT matches.

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OpenLibrary Rating: 4.23 / 5(35 ratings)

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