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Longitude by Sobel

  • Mar 23, 2004
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The work describes historical attempts to determine the exact
position of objects at sea. The author describes the solar and
lunar eclipse. Werner used the moon as a location finder.
Galileo designed a navigation helmut-the celatone.
Harrison constructed a table of the sun rising and setting.
Nevil mas Kelyne published a Nautical Almanac which depicted
lunar/solar-stellar distances. This book is perfect for
science buffs and students seeking to gather information on
a scientific class project at almost any level.

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The thorniest scientific problem of the eighteenth century was how to determine longitude. Many thousands of lives had been lost at sea over the centuries due to the inability to determine an east-west position. This is the engrossing story of the clockmaker, John "Longitude" Harrison, who solved the problem that Newton and Galileo had failed to conquer, yet claimed only half the promised rich reward.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.
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ISBN-10: 0140258795
ISBN-13: 978-0140258790
Author: Dava Sobel
Genre: Professional & Technical
Publisher: Penguin
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