Medieval Scientific Instruments And The Development Of Navigational Instruments In The Xv And Xvi Centuries
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Medieval Scientific Instruments And The Development Of Navigational Instruments In The Xv And Xvi Centuries
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Author : Francis Maddison
language : pt-BR
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Medieval Scientific Instruments And The Development Of Navigational Instruments In The Xv And Xvi Centuries written by Francis Maddison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Medieval Scientific Instruments And The Development Of Navigational Instruments In The Xvth And Xvith Centuries
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Author : Francis Maddison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Medieval Scientific Instruments And The Development Of Navigational Instruments In The Xvth And Xvith Centuries written by Francis Maddison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Aids to navigation categories.
Navigational Instruments
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Author : Richard Dunn
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-05-19
Navigational Instruments written by Richard Dunn and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-19 with History categories.
With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history. As seafarers attempted longer and longer voyages from the sixteenth century onwards in search of profit and new lands, the tools of navigation became ever more sophisticated. The development of instruments over the last five hundred years has seen some revolutionary changes, spurred on by the threat of disaster at sea and the possibility of huge rewards from successful voyages. As this book shows, the solution of the infamous longitude problem, the extraordinary impact of satellite positioning and other advances in navigation have successfully brought together seafarers, artisans and scientists in search of better ways of getting from A to B and back again.
Shipbuilding Navigation And The Portuguese In Pre Modern India
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Author : K.S. Mathew
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-08-09
Shipbuilding Navigation And The Portuguese In Pre Modern India written by K.S. Mathew and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-09 with Transportation categories.
India, especially coastal India, has a long history of shipbuilding and navigation dating back to the Indus Valley Civilization. Indian shipwrights and the labour force associated with various aspects of shipbuilding excelled in naval architecture. Their native wisdom was adopted by the Europeans engaged in shipbuilding in coastal India. Similarly some of the techniques of navigation followed by Indians were emulated by the European mariners. A comprehensive peep into the science of naval architecture and navigation is attempted in this work making a comparative study of Indian and Portuguese architecture and navigation. The volume discusses the importance of the timber grown in the monsoon-fed forests of the Malabar coast and its appreciation by the Portuguese shipwrights and theoreticians of naval architecture. The work shows that increase of the tonnage of ocean-going vessels and the appearance of hostile mariners from other quarters of Western Europe compelled the Portuguese to adopt enhanced technology in naval architecture and navigation. The fact that the use of canons for defence against intruders made the Portuguese vessels stronger than the Indian ships which, for centuries, were accustomed to considerably peaceful navigation is also brought out in this much anticipated volume.
Scientific Instruments 1500 1900
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Author : Gerard L'Estrange Turner
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1998
Scientific Instruments 1500 1900 written by Gerard L'Estrange Turner and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Science categories.
The impulse to collect is universal. Collections containing natural curiosities date from the 16th century, and it was this type of collection in which scientific instruments found a home. This book traces the historical origins and development of instruments as they spread across the globe, explaining their manufacture, use, and adaptations. 91 color and 20 b&w plates.
Scientific Instruments Of The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries
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Author : Maurice Daumas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Scientific Instruments Of The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries written by Maurice Daumas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Scientific apparatus and instruments categories.
A Catalogue Of European Scientific Instruments In The Department Of Medieval And Later Antiquities Of The British Museum
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Author : British Museum. Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
A Catalogue Of European Scientific Instruments In The Department Of Medieval And Later Antiquities Of The British Museum written by British Museum. Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Science categories.
Contient des informations sur les astrolabes.
An Analysis Of Navigational Instruments In The Age Of Exploration 15th Century To Mid 17th Century
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Author : Lois Ann Swanick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
An Analysis Of Navigational Instruments In The Age Of Exploration 15th Century To Mid 17th Century written by Lois Ann Swanick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
During the Age of Exploration, navigation evolved from a field filled with superstition into a modern science in Portugal, Spain, and England. The most common navigation instruments utilized and their subsequent innovations are discussed. The refinement of these instruments led to increased accuracy in cartography, safer shipping, and increased trade globally in the period. In order to have the most comprehensive collection of navigation instruments, I investigated 165 shipwrecks dated between 1500 and 1700. Each of these vessels have been located, surveyed, and/or excavated in whole or in part. A comprehensive list of these vessels, compiled for the first time, has been included. This thesis analyzes navigation-related artifacts recovered from 27 of these shipwreck sites. These instruments provide the basis to develop a typology for archaeologists to more closely date these finds. The navigation instruments recovered from the wreck of LaBelle (1686) are discussed in detail. These instruments and related historical documents kept by the navigator provide a more comprehensive picture of the instruments' accuracy and usefulness. This thesis particularly focuses on the nocturnal/planisphere recovered from the site. This unique instrument is one of only four known to exist worldwide and remains accurate enough to be utilized today. Analysis by a modern astronomer has been included, as well as a partial translation of the common names for constellations inscribed on the instrument. These common names provide some important insights into the received knowledge of sailors and non-academic astronomy during this period. It is hoped that this thesis will be of assistance to archaeologists working to identify, study, and appreciate navigational instruments recovered from shipwrecks. With increased documentation and closer dating, these instruments will become a more valuable portion of the archaeological record.
Scientific Instruments Between East And West
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-09-02
Scientific Instruments Between East And West written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-02 with Science categories.
Scientific Instruments between East and West is a collection of essays on the transmission of knowledge about scientific instruments and the trade in such instruments between the Eastern and Western worlds.
Sextants At Greenwich
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Author : W. F. J. Mörzer Bruyns
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2009-06-25
Sextants At Greenwich written by W. F. J. Mörzer Bruyns and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-25 with Science categories.
Sextants at Greenwich consists of two main sections: The introductory chapters and the catalogue of navigating instruments of the National Maritime Museum. The first section gives a general overview of the history of celestial navigation with an emphasis on the instruments that were developed and used for that purpose, between about 1450 and the 1970s. The instruments in the catalogue form the main thread in these chapters. The catalogue consists of 347 entries of instruments for celestial navigation, the octants, sextants and related instruments preserved in the National Maritime Museum. Each entry includes the place of the object's origin, its maker, the object's date, inscriptions (by the maker and/or relating to an owner), the graduated scale, the instrument's dimensions and a general description that includes details such as used materials and detached parts. Finally the object's provenance (previous owners and/or users) and references to literature on its history and handling are given.