Книга: Richard Dunn, Rebekah Higgitt «Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude»
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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... Издательство: "Harper Design International" (2014) Формат: 270x320, 256 стр.
ISBN: 978-0-06-235356-6 Купить за 1831.5 руб на Озоне |
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| Richard Dunn, Rebekah Higgitt | Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude | 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… — Harper Design International, (формат: 270x320, 256 стр.) Подробнее... | 2014 | 1831.5 | бумажная книга |
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