Longitude: the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time
The story of mariners' centuries-long search for ways of determining longitude that tells not only of the scientific advances but of the perseverance, pettiness, politics, & interesting anecdotes involved. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of John Harris...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The story of mariners' centuries-long search for ways of determining longitude that tells not only of the scientific advances but of the perseverance, pettiness, politics, & interesting anecdotes involved. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of John Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking. Through Dava Sobel's consummate skill, Longitude will open a new window on our world for all who read it. |
| Beschreibung: | VIII, 184 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0802713122 |
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| title_full | Longitude the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time Dava Sobel |
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| topic | Harrison, John <1693-1776> Harrison, John 1693-1776 (DE-588)119358166 gnd Historia da ciencia larpcal Geschichte Chronometers History Clock and watch makers Great Britain Biography Longitude Measurement History Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd Uhr (DE-588)4061474-8 gnd Ortsbestimmung (DE-588)4172886-5 gnd Messung (DE-588)4038852-9 gnd Geografische Länge (DE-588)4020221-5 gnd Schiffschronometer (DE-588)4394826-1 gnd |
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