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Expedition To Earth
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Author : Arthur C. Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Release Date : 2012-11-30
Expedition To Earth written by Arthur C. Clarke and has been published by Rosetta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-30 with Fiction categories.
Short stories from the science fiction master—including the tale that inspired 2001: A Space Odyssey. These stories present a brilliant showcase of Arthur C. Clarke’s many-layered approach to the moral dilemmas of scientific advancement—from the thrilling and brutal “Breaking Strain” to the more poetic and thoughtful “Second Dawn.” Also included is “The Sentinel”—the basis for the classic Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. This outstanding collection reminds us that the author of Childhood’s End was not only a giant in the world of science fiction, a recipient of multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards, and an incomparable storyteller, but also a “skilled literary artist” (Hartford Courant). “I do not know of any short story that has moved me more than Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth.’” —The Christian Science Monitor
Expedition To Earth
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Author : Arthur Charles Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
Expedition To Earth written by Arthur Charles Clarke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with categories.
Expedition To Earth
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Author : Arthur Charles Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Expedition To Earth written by Arthur Charles Clarke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Science fiction, English categories.
Expedition To Earth
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Author : Arthur C. Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
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Expedition To Earth And Other Science Fiction Stories
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Author : A. C. Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
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Expedition To Earth
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Author : Arthur Charles Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Expedition To Earth written by Arthur Charles Clarke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Science fiction, English categories.
Expedition Earth My Passport To World
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Author : Knowlegde Quest
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-07-01
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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 IsaacNewton 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.
The Quest For The True Figure Of The Earth
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Author : Michael Rand Hoare
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-08
The Quest For The True Figure Of The Earth written by Michael Rand Hoare and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-08 with History categories.
In the 1730s two expeditions set out from Paris on extraordinary journeys; the first was destined for the equatorial region of Peru, the second headed north towards the Arctic Circle. Although the eighteenth century witnessed numerous such adventures, these expeditions were different. Rather than seeking new lands to conquer or mineral wealth to exploit, their primary objectives were scientific: to determine the Earth's precise shape by measuring the variation of a degree of latitude at points separated as nearly as possible by a whole quadrant of the globe between Equator and North Pole. Although such information had consequences for navigation and cartography, the motivation was not simply utilitarian. Rather it was one theme among many in an intellectual revolution in which advances in mathematics paralleled philosophical strife, and reputations of the living and the dead stood to be elevated or destroyed. In particular the two expeditions hoped to prove the correctness of Isaac Newton's prediction that the Earth is not a perfect sphere, but flattened at the poles. In this study, the 'Figure of the Earth' controversy is for the first time comprehensively explored in all its several dimensions. It shows how a largely neglected episode of European science, that produced no spectacular process or artefact - beyond a relatively minor improvement in maps - nevertheless represents an almost unique combination of theoretical prediction and empirical method. It also details the suffering of the two teams of scientists in very different extremes of climate, whose sacrifices for the sake of knowledge rather than colonial gain, caught the imagination of the literary world of the time.
To The Ends Of The Earth
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Author : Ranulph Fiennes
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-09-11
To The Ends Of The Earth written by Ranulph Fiennes and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-11 with Travel categories.
Ranulph Fiennes has entered the public imagination as the intrepid explorer par excellance. Taunted by his wife over the challenge of the never-before attempted circumpolar navigation of the globe, he set off in 1979 on a gruelling 52,000 mile adventure. Together with fellow members of 21 SAS regiment, Fiennes left from Greenwich, travelling over land, passing through both ends of the polar axis. Completed over two years later, it was the first circumpolar navigation of the globe, and justifiably entered Fiennes into the record books. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is the record of that journey. It captures the natural beauty of the landscapes they passed through, and the cameraderie that necessarily grows between men who had served in the British forces' elite regiment and were now throwing themselves into danger of a different sort. Time and again, the expedition found themselves in life-threatening situations, weaving through the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean or sharing a single sleeping bag to ward off the -40 degrees celsius Arctic night. The calm and measured approach which made Fiennes such a great expedition leader shines through TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, deftly recreating the last unexplored regions on earth. It is also a book which lays the foundations for what was to come for Fiennes, confirming a need to exist outside the comfortable norms the rest of us inhabit. As the expedition progresses, there is also a mounting sense of tension as attainment of the final goal also spells the end of the adventure. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a compelling account of one journey and Fiennes' drive to push himself to ever further extremes.