John Harrison and the Problem of Lo
Author | : Heather Hobden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 45 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Longitude |
ISBN | : 9781871443257 |
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Author | : Heather Hobden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 45 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Longitude |
ISBN | : 9781871443257 |
Author | : Dava Sobel |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2010-07-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0802779433 |
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem." Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives and the increasing fortunes of nations hung on a resolution. One man, John Harrison, in complete opposition to the scientific community, dared to imagine a mechanical solution-a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had ever been able to do on land. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a new window on our world.
Author | : John Harrison |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 1767* |
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ISBN | : |
Author | : John HARRISON (Chronometer Maker.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1767* |
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Author | : John Harrison |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 698 |
Release | : 2023-03-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3382164418 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author | : John Newsome Crossley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2016-04-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317122194 |
Whilst much scholarly work has been focused on Spain's American colonies, much less is known about Spanish colonization of the Pacific. As such, this book fills an important gap in our knowledge, directing attention both to Spain's wider imperial ambitions, and the specific situation within the Philippines. By structuring the book around the life of Hernando de los Ríos Coronel, many overlapping and complex threads are drawn out that cast light upon a diverse range of subjects. Soldier, priest, diplomat, explorer, naval pilot and scientist, de los Ríos was a fascinating figure who played a pivotal role in Spanish efforts to establish a thriving colony in the Philippines. In 1588, at the age of 29 he was sent to the Philippines as a soldier, and once there quickly established himself as a pillar of society, ultimately becoming a priest. Over 36 years, until his death sometime before the end of January 1624, he shuttled between the Philippines and Spain, in his role as Procurator General - the sole representative of the Philippines (both Spaniards and Indigenes) at the Spanish Court. As well as telling the story of an extraordinary individual, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the early history of the Spanish Philippines. By touching upon a broad range of topics, it also opens up numerous avenues for further research.
Author | : Richard Dunn |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 601 |
Release | : 2014-11-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0062357174 |
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.
Author | : Trade Board of |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 690 |
Release | : 1850 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Dava Sobel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781857025712 |
First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to imagine a mechanical solution. The story encompasses astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.
Author | : Justin W. McEachren |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Valves |
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