Author: John William Norie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
A new and complete epitome of practical navigation, containing all necessary instruction for keeping a ship's reckoning at sea ... Illustrated by several engravings. To which is added, a new and correct set of tables ... Fifth, stereotype, edition
Author: John William Norie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
A New and Complete Epitome of Practical Navigation
Author: John William Norie
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Category : Nautical astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nautical astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Bibliotheca Brightliensis
Author: Frederick Charles Brightly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
American Practical Navigator
Author: Nathaniel Bowditch
Publisher:
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Category : Nautical astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Nautical astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description
Longitude
Author: Dava Sobel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802779433
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802779433
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
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.
The Seamans Secrets (1633)
Author: John Davis
Publisher: Academic Resources Corp
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : pt
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher: Academic Resources Corp
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : pt
Pages : 150
Book Description
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
Author: Henry David Thoreau
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Category : Concord River (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
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Category : Concord River (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Tables Requisite to be Used with The Nautical Ephemeris
Author: Great Britain. Commissioners of Longitude
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Category : Logarithms
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
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Category : Logarithms
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo
Author: Duane W. Roller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316853152
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
Strabo's Geography, completed in the early first century AD, is the primary source for the history of Greek geography. This Guide provides the first English analysis of and commentary on this long and difficult text, and serves as a companion to the author's The Geography of Strabo, the first English translation of the work in many years. It thoroughly analyzes each of the seventeen books and provides perhaps the most thorough bibliography as yet created for Strabo's work. Careful attention is paid to the historical and cultural data, the thousands of toponyms, and the many lost historical sources that are preserved only in the Geography. This volume guides readers through the challenges and complexities of the text, allowing an enhanced understanding of the numerous topics that Strabo covers, from the travels of Alexander and the history of the Mediterranean to science, religion, and cult.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316853152
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
Strabo's Geography, completed in the early first century AD, is the primary source for the history of Greek geography. This Guide provides the first English analysis of and commentary on this long and difficult text, and serves as a companion to the author's The Geography of Strabo, the first English translation of the work in many years. It thoroughly analyzes each of the seventeen books and provides perhaps the most thorough bibliography as yet created for Strabo's work. Careful attention is paid to the historical and cultural data, the thousands of toponyms, and the many lost historical sources that are preserved only in the Geography. This volume guides readers through the challenges and complexities of the text, allowing an enhanced understanding of the numerous topics that Strabo covers, from the travels of Alexander and the history of the Mediterranean to science, religion, and cult.
Frank Mildmay
Author: Frederick Marryat
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.