Bog & idé

Longitude

0.0
Engelsk
The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a n...

Paperback

139,95 DKK
På lager i 0 butikker.

Forlagsbeskrivelse af Longitude af Dava Sobel

The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a new Foreword by the celebrated astronaut Neil Armstrong. The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a new Foreword by the celebrated astronaut Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th 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.The quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in 1714, Parliament upped the ante by offering a king’s ransom (£20,000) to anyone whose method or device proved successful. Countless quacks weighed in with preposterous suggestions. The scientific establishment throughout Europe – from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton – had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution.Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, LONGITUDE is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.

Detaljer

Forlag
HarperPerennial
ISBN
9780007214228
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
208
Udgivelsesdato
05-09-2005
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
1544099
EAN nr.
9780007214228
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
15
Bredde (mm)
196
Længde (mm)
129
Vægt (g)
158

Bogens kategorier Klik på en kategori for at se lignende bøger

  • Matematik og naturvidenskabNaturvidenskab: generelle emnerPopulærvidenskab
  • Matematik og naturvidenskabNaturvidenskab: generelle emnerPopulærvidenskab
  • Teknologi, ingeniørvidenskab og landbrugIndustriel kemi og produktionsteknologiAndre produktionsteknologier
  • Anmeldelser Longitude

    Brugernes anmeldelser
    Vurderet 0 ud af 5 baseret på 0 vurderinger