Sea Clocks
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Sea Clocks
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Author : Louise Borden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Sea Clocks written by Louise Borden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Chronometers categories.
This is the story of John Harrison, an Englishman, who worked timelesslly for more than forty years to create a perfect sea clock.
Ships Clocks And Stars
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Author : Richard Dunn
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-11-04
Ships Clocks And Stars written by Richard Dunn and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-04 with History categories.
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.
Fine Clocks Barometers Scientific Instruments
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Author : Dreweatts (Firm)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Fine Clocks Barometers Scientific Instruments written by Dreweatts (Firm) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Clocks Their Origin And Development
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Clocks Their Origin And Development written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Sea Clocks
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Author : Louise Borden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-09-01
Sea Clocks written by Louise Borden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with Chronometers categories.
John Harrison worked tirelessly for over 40 years to create a perfect clock, so that sailors could accurately work out their location at sea. Illustrated throughout, Borden's story highlights the drama, disappointments and successes that filled Harrison's quest to invent the perfect sea clock.
Clocks Simon Fleet
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Author : Simon Fleet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Clocks Simon Fleet written by Simon Fleet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with categories.
The Clock
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Author : Trent Duffy
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2000
The Clock written by Trent Duffy 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 2000 with Clocks and watches categories.
A history of time measurement, including a short biography of John Harrison, inventor of the chronometric clock, and the effect of the clock on the Industrial Revolution.
Longitude
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Author : Dava Sobel
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2011-04-28
Longitude written by Dava Sobel and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-28 with History categories.
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.
An Introduction To The Chemistry Of The Sea
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Author : Michael E. Q. Pilson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013
An Introduction To The Chemistry Of The Sea written by Michael E. Q. Pilson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Science categories.
An engaging introduction to marine chemistry and the ocean's geochemical interactions with the solid earth and atmosphere, for students of oceanography.
Discovery Of Longitude The
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Author : Joan Marie Galat
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Release Date : 2012-09-14
Discovery Of Longitude The written by Joan Marie Galat and has been published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-14 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Scientific discovery changes the world! Discover the fascinating story behind one of the most important changes to nautical navigation in this nonfiction book for young readers. More than 300 years ago, explorers wandered the seas using unreliable maps. What they needed to know was the longitude of their locations, but for that they needed accurate time keeping. Unfortunately, no accurate source of time measurement at sea existed. In 1714 the British government decided to offer a reward to anyone who could solve the problem. Learned men and great thinkers alike tried unsuccessfully to work out a solution. They declared it unsolvable! Carpenter John Harrison was intrigued; he thought he might have a solution. He worked for years to design a clock that functioned accurately at sea, even though no one believed he could do it. Even after his timepiece was demonstrated effective at sea, he was still not acknowledged for his ingenious solution. It took many years and intervention by the king to grant Harrison the recognition and reward he deserved for solving the problem of how to accurately track longitude and for winning the British government prize. The book offers a detailed map of the world at that time and includes the advancements in the use of longitude since then.