Sextants At Greenwich
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Author | : W. F. J. Mörzer Bruyns |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2009-06-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0191608904 |
Sextants at Greenwich consists of two main sections: The introductory chapters and the catalogue of navigating instruments of the National Maritime Museum. The first section gives a general overview of the history of celestial navigation with an emphasis on the instruments that were developed and used for that purpose, between about 1450 and the 1970s. The instruments in the catalogue form the main thread in these chapters. The catalogue consists of 347 entries of instruments for celestial navigation, the octants, sextants and related instruments preserved in the National Maritime Museum. Each entry includes the place of the object's origin, its maker, the object's date, inscriptions (by the maker and/or relating to an owner), the graduated scale, the instrument's dimensions and a general description that includes details such as used materials and detached parts. Finally the object's provenance (previous owners and/or users) and references to literature on its history and handling are given.
Author | : George Drower |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 2011-09-30 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0752468057 |
'The inventions, the innovations, the stories, the surprises. A combination of history, reference and entertainment – something for every seafarer and many others too.' - Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence. People have been sailing for thousands of years, but we've come some distance from longboats and clippers. How did we arrive here? In fifty tales of inventors and innovations, Sails, Skippers and Sextants looks at the history of one of our most enjoyable pastimes, from the monarch who pioneered English yachting to the engineer who invented sailboards. The stories are sometimes inspiring, usually amusing and often intriguing – so grab your lifejacket, it's going to be quite an adventure.
Author | : Peter Ifland |
Publisher | : Krieger Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Science |
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This text focuses on the history of the development of hand-held celestial navigation instruments, offering descriptions of the tools used. It also includes a glossary of technical terms.
Author | : W.H. Simms |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2023-09-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3375157797 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1858.
Author | : W. H. Simms |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1858 |
Genre | : Navigation |
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Author | : Tristan Gooley |
Publisher | : The Experiment |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2012-06-05 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1615191550 |
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret World of Weather and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, learn to tap into nature and notice the hidden clues all around you Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth, and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents, and cultures, The Natural Navigator will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.
Author | : Royal Observatory Greenwich |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 355 |
Release | : 2021-10-28 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1529322847 |
__________ Out now: the biggest quiz book of the year. The Astronomy Puzzle Book is a puzzle book that's truly out of this world __________ What's Goldilocks got to do with the study of space? Everyone's heard of NASA, but can you name any of the other 72 space agencies around the world? And do you know your lunar and solar deities? The Astronomy Puzzle Book is packed with more than 100 puzzles that have been inspired by the Royal Observatory's history and collections. The conundrums and riddles in this book celebrate all that is inspiring and fascinating about space, the stars and the history of astronomy. Inside this book, you will find astronomical instruments, star charts, famous astronomers and much more. Explore some of the latest astronomical theories and achievements in space exploration as you decipher the clues and solve the puzzles. Put your problem-solving skills to the test by delving deep into the darkest corners of space. __________ Space has the power to inspire and fascinate all of us on Earth and the history of astronomy has been one of solving puzzles. Now it's your turn.
Author | : Rebekah Higgitt |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2016-02-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137520647 |
This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use dependent on many competing factors.
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Total Pages | : 710 |
Release | : 1883 |
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Author | : Lee T. Macdonald |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2018-06-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0822983494 |
Kew Observatory was originally built in 1769 for King George III, a keen amateur astronomer, so that he could observe the transit of Venus. By the mid-nineteenth century, it was a world-leading center for four major sciences: geomagnetism, meteorology, solar physics, and standardization. Long before government cutbacks forced its closure in 1980, the observatory was run by both major bodies responsible for the management of science in Britain: first the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and then, from 1871, the Royal Society. Kew Observatory influenced and was influenced by many of the larger developments in the physical sciences during the second half of the nineteenth century, while many of the major figures involved were in some way affiliated with Kew. Lee T. Macdonald explores the extraordinary story of this important scientific institution as it rose to prominence during the Victorian era. His book offers fresh new insights into key historical issues in nineteenth-century science: the patronage of science; relations between science and government; the evolution of the observatory sciences; and the origins and early years of the National Physical Laboratory, once an extension of Kew and now the largest applied physics organization in the United Kingdom.