Author: Richard DunnPublisher:
ISBN: 9780007940523
Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Ships, Clocks, and Stars
Author: Richard DunnPublisher:
ISBN: 9780007940523
Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Ships, Clocks, and Stars
Author: Richard DunnPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062357174
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 601
Book Description
A tale of eighteenth-century invention and competition, commerce and conflict, this is a lively, illustrated, and accurate chronicle of the search to solve “the longitude problem,” the question of how to determine a ship’s position at sea—and one that changed the history of mankind. Ships, Clocks, and Stars brings into focus one of our greatest scientific stories: the search to accurately measure a ship’s position at sea. The incredible, illustrated volume reveals why longitude mattered to seafaring nations, illuminates the various solutions that were proposed and tested, and explores the invention that revolutionized human history and the man behind it, John Harrison. Here, too, are the voyages of Captain Cook that put these revolutionary navigational methods to the test. Filled with astronomers, inventors, politicians, seamen, and satirists, Ships, Clocks, and Stars explores the scientific, political, and commercial battles of the age, as well as the sailors, ships, and voyages that made it legend—from Matthew Flinders and George Vancouver to the voyages of the Bounty and the Beagle. Featuring more than 150 photographs specially commissioned from Britain’s National Maritime Museum, this evocative, detailed, and thoroughly fascinating history brings this age of exploration and enlightenment vividly to life.
The Stars by Clock and Fist
Author: Henry M.. NeelyFinding Longitude
Author: Richard DunnPublisher:
ISBN: 9780007525867
Category : Longitude
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Official publication of the National Maritime Museum's exhibition "Ships, Clocks and Stars: The Quest for Longitude". 300 years ago, amidst growing frustration from the naval community and pressure from the increasing importance of international trade, the British government passed the 1714 Longitude Act. It was an attempt to solve one of the most pressing problems of the age: how to determine a ship's longitude (east-west position) at sea. With life-changing rewards on offer, the challenge captured the imaginations and talents of astronomers, skilled craftsmen, politicians, seamen and satirists. This beautifully illustrated book is a detailed account of these stories, and how the longitude problem was solved. Highlights of the book include: * Foreword by the fifteenth Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees. * Specially commissioned photographs of the National Maritime Museum's collection. * A new description of the collaborations and conflicts in a tale of technical creativity, scientific innovation and hard commercialism. From the same publisher as Dava Sobel's Longitude, Finding Longitude tells a new story of one of the great achievements of the Georgian age, and how it changed our understanding of the world.
The Only Clock on the Ship
Author: Mark DelongPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Ship of Stars
Author: A. T. Quiller-CouchPublisher:
ISBN: 9783337031725
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The Ship of Stars is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
The Ship of Stars
Author: Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oxford (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Finding Longitude: How ships, clocks and stars helped solve the longitude problem
Author: National Maritime MuseumPublisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007525877
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 601
Book Description
Recommended for viewing on colour device. Official publication of the National Maritime Museum's “Ships, Clocks and Stars” exhibition.
A Catalogue of Standard Polar and Clock Stars, for the Reduction of Observations in Right Ascension
Author: Truman Henry SaffordPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781342660725
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
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A Catalogue of Standard Polar and Clock Stars, for the Reduction of Observations in Right Ascension
Author: Truman Henry SaffordPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781378481011
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.