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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Author: Dava Sobel
ISBN-10: 0802713122
ISBN-13: 9780802713124
Published: 1995-11-01
Publisher: Walker & Company
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Book Description:
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.The scientific establishment of 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—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.
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A Brief History Of Time (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
Author: Stephen Hawking
ISBN-10: 0613074041
ISBN-13: 9780613074049
Published: 1998-10-01
Publisher: Turtleback
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Book Description:
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An anniversary edition of a now-classic survey of the origin and nature of the universe features a new introduction by the author and a new chapter on the possibility of time travel and ""wormholes"" in space.
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Astronomy for Amateurs
Author: Camille Flammarion
ISBN-10: 1153789078
ISBN-13: 9781153789073
Published: 2010-03-07
Publisher: General Books LLC
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Book Description:
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Astronomy; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science
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An Elementary Study of Chemistry
Author: William Edwards Henderson
ISBN-10: 1153757214
ISBN-13: 9781153757218
Published: 2010-03-07
Publisher: General Books LLC
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Book Description:
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Chemistry; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science
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History of Astronomy
Author: George Forbes
ISBN-10: 1153627744
ISBN-13: 9781153627740
Published: 2010-03-07
Publisher: General Books LLC
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Book Description:
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Astronomy; History / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science
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A Field Book of the Stars
Author: William Tyler Olcott
ISBN-10: 1153756617
ISBN-13: 9781153756617
Published: 2010-03-07
Publisher: General Books LLC
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Book Description:
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Astronomy; Constellations; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science
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Thoughts on Art and Life
Author: Leonardo Da Vinci
ISBN-10: 1153822571
ISBN-13: 9781153822572
Published: 2010-03-07
Publisher: General Books LLC
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Book Description:
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Life; Aesthetics; Science;
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New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces
Author: Henry Raymond Rogers
ISBN-10: 1153786117
ISBN-13: 9781153786119
Published: 2010-07-24
Publisher: General Books LLC
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Book Description:
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Science / Physics;
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Surgical Anatomy
Author: Joseph Maclise
ISBN-10: 1153782804
ISBN-13: 9781153782807
Published: 2010-03-07
Publisher: General Books LLC
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Book Description:
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Human anatomy; Anatomy, Surgical and topographical; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science
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Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
Author: Michael Faraday
ISBN-10: 1770452044
ISBN-13: 9781770452046
Published: 2010-03-07
Publisher: General Books LLC
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Book Description:
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Electricity; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Electricity
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