Sextants At Greenwich
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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.
The Sextant And Its Applications
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Author : W.H. Simms
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-09-13
The Sextant And Its Applications written by W.H. Simms and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-13 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1858.
The Sextant And Its Applications
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Author : W. H. Simms
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858
The Sextant And Its Applications written by W. H. Simms and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with Navigation categories.
Of The Reflecting Sextant And Its Use At Sea
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Author : Robert Waddington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1775
Of The Reflecting Sextant And Its Use At Sea written by Robert Waddington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1775 with categories.
Navigational Enterprises In Europe And Its Empires 1730 1850
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Author : Rebekah Higgitt
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-02-19
Navigational Enterprises In Europe And Its Empires 1730 1850 written by Rebekah Higgitt and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-19 with History categories.
This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use dependent on many competing factors.
Sails Skippers And Sextants
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Author : George Drower
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-09-30
Sails Skippers And Sextants written by George Drower and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-30 with Transportation categories.
Featuring a foreword by Ben Ainslie, Olympic gold medal winner, this book reveals the stories behind the apparatus used by sailors and navigators. Which woman made the first solo transatlantic crossing? Who saved thousands of lives with the invention of navigation lights? What is the story behind the invention of the compass? Who was Francis Beaufort and how did he come to devise the Beaufort wind scale, still used to this day? Why did William Petty invent the catamaran (in 1662)? Many of us know the story of modern sailing pioneers - Francis Chichester and Ellen Macarthur, Claire Francis and the challengers of the Americas Cup - but what about those unsung heroes who invented the mechanisms and technology which enabled sailors to speed across the oceans and navigate more safely? Boats, Boffins and Bowlines reveals the extraordinary stories behind the apparatus which many sailors take for granted. Learn how the Frenchman Boulanger produced the first binoculars in 1859, enabling sailors to spy landmarks more effectively; or how William Armstrong earned sailors' gratitude for ever by devising the yacht winch.
History Of Astronomy
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Author : John Lankford
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-03-07
History Of Astronomy written by John Lankford and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-07 with History categories.
This Encyclopedia traces the history of the oldest science from the ancient world to the space age in over 300 entries by leading experts.
The Sextant And Its Applications Including The Correction Of Observations For Instrumental Errors And The Determination Of Latitude Time And Longitude By Various Methods
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Author : William H. SIMMS
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858
The Sextant And Its Applications Including The Correction Of Observations For Instrumental Errors And The Determination Of Latitude Time And Longitude By Various Methods written by William H. SIMMS and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with categories.
Proceedings American Philosophical Society Vol 144 No 2 2000
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language : en
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
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Sextant
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Author : David Barrie
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-05-13
Sextant written by David Barrie and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-13 with History categories.
In the tradition of Dava Sobel's Longitude comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery—an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world. Since its invention in 1759, a mariner's most prized possession has been the sextant. A navigation tool that measures the angle between a celestial object and the horizon, the sextant allowed sailors to pinpoint their exact location at sea. David Barrie chronicles the sextant's development and shows how it not only saved the lives of navigators in wild and dangerous seas, but played a pivotal role in their ability to map the globe. He synthesizes centuries of seafaring history and the daring sailors who have become legend, including James Cook, Matthew Flinders, Robert Fitz-Roy, Frank Worsley of the Endurance, and Joshua Slocum, the redoubtable old "lunarian" and first single-handed-round-the-world yachtsman. He also recounts his own maiden voyage, and insights gleaned from his experiences as a practiced seaman and navigator. Full of heroism, danger, and excitement, told with an infectious sense of wonder, Sextant offers a new look at a masterful achievement that changed the course of history.