Longitude : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time

著者

• Sobel, Dava

書誌事項

Longitude : the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time

Dava Sobel

Fourth Estate, 1996

注記

First published in 1995 by Walker

Includes bibliographical references (pp. 177-180) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to imagine a mechanical solution. The story encompasses astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA31536858
• ISBN:
  • 1857025024
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: viii, 184 p.
• 大きさ: 20 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : QB225
  • DC20 : 526/.62/09
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Longitude -- Measurement -- History
  • LCSH : Harrison, John, 1693-1776
  • LCSH : Clock and watch makers -- Great Britain -- Biography