A Measure Of The Earth
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Measure Of The Earth
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Author : Larrie D. Ferreiro
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2011-05-31
Measure Of The Earth written by Larrie D. Ferreiro and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-31 with History categories.
In the early eighteenth century, at the peak of the Enlightenment, an unlikely team of European scientists and naval officers set out on the world’s first international, cooperative scientific expedition. Intent on making precise astronomical measurements at the Equator, they were poised to resolve one of mankind’s oldest mysteries: the true shape of the Earth. In Measure of the Earth, award-winning science writer Larrie D. Ferreiro tells the full story of the Geodesic Mission to the Equator for the very first time. It was an age when Europe was torn between two competing conceptions of the world: the followers of René Descartes argued that the Earth was elongated at the poles, even as Isaac Newton contended that it was flattened. A nation that could accurately determine the planet’s shape could securely navigate its oceans, giving it great military and imperial advantages. Recognizing this, France and Spain organized a joint expedition to colonial Peru, Spain’s wealthiest kingdom. Armed with the most advanced surveying and astronomical equipment, they would measure a degree of latitude at the Equator, which when compared with other measurements would reveal the shape of the world. But what seemed to be a straightforward scientific exercise was almost immediately marred by a series of unforeseen catastrophes, as the voyagers found their mission threatened by treacherous terrain, a deeply suspicious populace, and their own hubris. A thrilling tale of adventure, political history, and scientific discovery, Measure of the Earth recounts the greatest scientific expedition of the Enlightenment through the eyes of the men who completed it—pioneers who overcame tremendous adversity to traverse the towering Andes Mountains in order to discern the Earth’s shape. In the process they also opened the eyes of Europe to the richness of South America and paved the way for scientific cooperation on a global scale.
A Measure Of The Earth
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Author : Jerry Merritt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-10-25
A Measure Of The Earth written by Jerry Merritt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-25 with categories.
Appalling secrets lie beneath the civility of a small town. Two boys joined in an unlikely alliance confront a world of body snatching, terror, and murder.Nathan Pickerel's hilarious difficulties adjusting to a new school lessen after Floyd Singletary, a gifted outcast, befriends him. The two boys hear tales from an old widow that set them on an exploration of Nathan's new home - an ancient two-story house full of secrets. In an attempt to find money hidden in the house they soon turn up a mummified corpse in a retaining wall in the basement and expose themselves to sinister forces that have remained out of sight since the 1930s.In a showdown between the boys and a sadistic family of grave robbers who feel they have a right to the missing money, Nathan is kidnapped and faced with torture. Floyd, unable to enlist the help of the police because of his reputation as living in a fantasy world, saves Nathan through cunning and bravery. But Floyd is later convicted of murder. Only Floyd's brilliance and Nathan's loyalty eventually save him.
Earth Measuring Its Changes
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Author : Barbara M. Linde
language : en
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
Release Date : 2011
Earth Measuring Its Changes written by Barbara M. Linde and has been published by Benchmark Education Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Science categories.
Find out about the ways scientists measure how water, wind, earthquakes, and glaciers change our Earth.
Measuring The Earth
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Author : Mary Gow
language : en
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2009-07-01
Measuring The Earth written by Mary Gow and has been published by Enslow Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"A biography of ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes, who used geometry to calculate the circumference of the earth. He is also known as the Father of Geography"--Provided by publisher.
The Lost Science Of Measuring The Earth
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Author : Robin Heath
language : en
Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
Release Date : 2006-08
The Lost Science Of Measuring The Earth written by Robin Heath and has been published by Adventures Unlimited Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Long trackways, stone rows, circles, standing stones, and huge earthworks may be found all over Britain, monuments dating back well over 4000 years. The authors have made a remarkable breakthrough in understanding the system by which prehistoric monuments were designed and placed.
Weighing The World
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Author : Edwin Danson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-05-01
Weighing The World written by Edwin Danson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-01 with Science categories.
At the start of the 18th century there were no maps, anywhere in the world. No one knew, with any certainty, the shape of the earth or what lay beneath its surface. Was it hollow or solid? Were the Andes the highest mountains on the Earth or was it the peak of Tenerife? Was the Earth a perfect sphere or slightly squashed as Sir Isaac Newton prophesized? In Weighing the World, master-surveyor and bestselling author Edwin Danson presents the stories of the scientists and scholars who cut their way through jungles, crossed the artic tundra, and braved the world's highest mountains to discover the truth about our Earth. Danson also recounts the extraordinary experiment, conducted on a desolate Scottish peak by Astromer Royal Neville Maskelyne, to understand the so-called "attraction of mountains," the curious capability mountians have to bend gravity, without which it would be impossible to accurately map Earth's surface. A spell-binding scientific adventure story, Weighing the World will intrigue anyone curious about the shape of our planet and how we have come to know it.
We Measure The Earth With Our Bodies
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Author : Tsering Yangzom Lama
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-01-18
We Measure The Earth With Our Bodies written by Tsering Yangzom Lama and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-18 with Fiction categories.
In the wake of China's invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her younger sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp in Nepal. They survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas, but their parents did not. As Lhamo-haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, a village oracle-tries to rebuild a life amid a shattered community, hope arrives in the form of a young man named Samphel and his uncle, who brings with him the ancient statue of the Nameless Saint-a relic known to vanish and reappear in times of need. Decades later, the sisters are separated, and Tenkyi is living with Lhamo's daughter, Dolma, in Toronto. While Tenkyi works as a cleaner and struggles with traumatic memories, Dolma vies for a place as a scholar of Tibetan Studies. But when Dolma comes across the Nameless Saint in a collector's vault, she must decide what she is willing to do for her community, even if it means risking her dreams. Breathtaking in its scope and powerful in its intimacy, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies is a gorgeously written meditation on colonization, displacement and the lengths we'll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four people over fifty years, this novel provides a nuanced, moving portrait of the little-known world of Tibetan exiles.
A History Of The Determination Of The Figure Of The Earth From Arc Measurements
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Author : Arthur Dexter Butterfield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
A History Of The Determination Of The Figure Of The Earth From Arc Measurements written by Arthur Dexter Butterfield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with Arc measures categories.
We Measure The Earth With Our Bodies
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Author : Tsering Yangzom Lama
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2022-05-24
We Measure The Earth With Our Bodies written by Tsering Yangzom Lama and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-24 with Fiction categories.
2023 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist 2023 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Shortlist 2023 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes Shortlist 2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Longlist 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist 2022 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Longlist 2022 Toronto Book Awards Longlist For readers of Homegoing and The Boat People, a compelling and profound debut novel about a Tibetan family's journey through exile. In the wake of China’s invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp on the border of Nepal, having survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas into exile when so many others did not. As Lhamo—haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, the village oracle—tries to rebuild a life amid a shattered community, hope arrives in the form of a young man named Samphel and his uncle, who brings with him the ancient statue of the Nameless Saint, a relic long rumoured to vanish and reappear in times of need. Decades later, the sisters are separated, and Tenkyi is living with Lhamo’s daughter, Dolma, in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood. While Tenkyi works as a cleaner and struggles with traumatic memories, Dolma vies for a place as a scholar of Tibetan Studies. But when Dolma comes across the Nameless Saint in a collector’s vault, she must decide what she is willing to do for her community, even if it means risking her dreams. Breathtaking in scope and powerfully intimate, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies is a gorgeously written meditation on colonization, displacement, and the lengths we'll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four people over fifty years, this beautifully lyrical debut novel provides a nuanced portrait of the world of Tibetan exiles.
A Method Of Measuring Earth Resistivity
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Author : Frank Wenner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1916
A Method Of Measuring Earth Resistivity written by Frank Wenner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1916 with Earth resistance (Geophysics) categories.