Ships, Clocks, and Stars
Author | : Richard Dunn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Discoveries in science |
ISBN | : 9780007940523 |
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Author | : Richard Dunn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Discoveries in science |
ISBN | : 9780007940523 |
Author | : Richard Dunn |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 601 |
Release | : 2014-11-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0062357174 |
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.
Author | : Richard Dunn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Longitude |
ISBN | : 9780007525867 |
Official publication of the National Maritime Museum's exhibition "Ships, Clocks and Stars: The Quest for Longitude". 300 years ago, amidst growing frustration from the naval community and pressure from the increasing importance of international trade, the British government passed the 1714 Longitude Act. It was an attempt to solve one of the most pressing problems of the age: how to determine a ship's longitude (east-west position) at sea. With life-changing rewards on offer, the challenge captured the imaginations and talents of astronomers, skilled craftsmen, politicians, seamen and satirists. This beautifully illustrated book is a detailed account of these stories, and how the longitude problem was solved. Highlights of the book include: * Foreword by the fifteenth Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees. * Specially commissioned photographs of the National Maritime Museum's collection. * A new description of the collaborations and conflicts in a tale of technical creativity, scientific innovation and hard commercialism. From the same publisher as Dava Sobel's Longitude, Finding Longitude tells a new story of one of the great achievements of the Georgian age, and how it changed our understanding of the world.
Author | : FRANCESCA. GIBBONS |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780008355043 |
Author | : Joseph Daniele |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780811722322 |
Includes the four basic types of clocks---plaque, shelf, wall, and tall case clocks. Plans, drawings, and photos included.
Author | : Derek Roberts |
Publisher | : Schiffer Book for Collectors |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780764308734 |
Over 300 clocks, for buildings or tabletops, which do far more than tell time, are presented with concise historical explanations, detailed drawings, and clear color photography. 700 years of clocks are studied, clocks that display magical acts, appear to require no power to drive them, or have no apparent connection between the movement and the hands. These mystery clocks are fascinating mechanisms.
Author | : National Maritime Museum |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 601 |
Release | : 2014-07-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0007525877 |
Recommended for viewing on colour device. Official publication of the National Maritime Museum's “Ships, Clocks and Stars” exhibition.
Author | : Dava Sobel |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2010-07-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0802779433 |
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem." Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives and the increasing fortunes of nations hung on a resolution. One man, John Harrison, in complete opposition to the scientific community, dared to imagine a mechanical solution-a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had ever been able to do on land. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a new window on our world.
Author | : Andrew Demeter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2013-12-25 |
Genre | : Clock and watch makers |
ISBN | : 9780972511100 |
Second Edition Company History, Model Identification Guide, Serial Number Index
Author | : Bruce Koscielniak |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Time |
ISBN | : 0618396683 |
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