Indeed, I love all these books and Longitude by @DavaSobel is another I highly recommend. Also An Immense World by @edyong209 will have you “wow”-ing.

One of my favorite stories is the history of the Longitude Problem. For those who are not familiar, I recommend "Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time".

Yes I read this book a decade ago and never forgotten it !