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Author : William TURNBULL (Author of “A Treatise on Cast-Iron Beams and Columns.”.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017580010
Author : William Henry Rosser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017580044
Author : James GRIFFIN (Teacher of Navigation, Minories.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Latitude
ISBN : BL:A0025648663
Author : James Griffin (teacher of navigation.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Latitude
ISBN : OXFORD:590442017
Author : Jonathan Betts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191511172
The Marine Chronometers at Greenwich is the fifth, and largest, of the distinguished series of catalogues of instruments in the collections of the National Maritime Museum. Housed at the Royal Observatory Greenwich — the 'home of time' and the Prime Meridian of the world — this extraordinary collection, which includes the celebrated marine timekeepers by John Harrison (1693-1776), is generally considered to be the finest of its kind in existence. The book is however much more than just a catalogue, and includes an accessible and engaging history of the chronometer, revealing why these instruments were important in our scientific and cultural history, and explaining, in simple terms, how they worked and were used. A comprehensive Glossary and Bibliography are included to ensure any technicalities are explained and that the reader has suggestions for useful 'further reading'. Over 480 photographs and illustrations, including many fine macro-photographs and line drawings, illustrate the 'jewel-like' beauty of the chronometer's construction and explain the function and subtleties of its mechanism. A chapter on 'How the Chronometer was Made', describes the fine sub-division of labour used to create these special machines, from bare metal, right up to delivery on board ship, and brief biographies of the makers tell the human story behind this important nineteenth-century industry. Another chapter, 'The Evolution of the Chronometer', aimed at collectors, historians and curators, provides clearly structured information on assessing and dating the chronometer, something many find difficult. And, for the dedicated specialist, there is extensive tabulated data on the technical structure of this important collection, a unique resource for future research.
Author : Sir Charles Frederick Alexander SHADWELL
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Chronometers
ISBN : BL:A0017580007
Author : John Sweetman Eiffe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Chronometers
ISBN : HARVARD:32044018958850
Author : John Sweetman Eiffe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017429678
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1398 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11330852
Author : Lick Observatory
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : OSU:32435055029615
Author : Lick Observatory
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : CHI:73231791
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11554903
Author : Dun Echt Observatory
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Mauritius expedition
ISBN : UOM:39015082286926
Author : Thomas Liddell Ainsley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590009582
Author : Dava Sobel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780802779434
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.