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Längengrad von Dava Sobel, William J. H. Andrewes, Irene Aldasoro Katarain - Informationen zur Ausgabe

Wer nach einem Buch von Dava Sobel, William J. H. Andrewes, Irene Aldasoro Katarain aus dem Themenfeld Sachbuch sucht, findet mit Längengrad eine Ausgabe mit präziser inhaltlicher Positionierung. Die vorhandene Beschreibung macht deutlich, worauf Längengrad den Fokus legt: 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

Was diese Ausgabe besonders interessant macht

Mit dem Erscheinungszeitpunkt 05.1998 lässt sich Längengrad sauber in einen bibliografischen Kontext einordnen. Im Kontext des Gesamtwerks von Dava Sobel, William J. H. Andrewes, Irene Aldasoro Katarain lässt sich Längengrad gezielt bibliografisch und thematisch einordnen. Wer Literatur aus dem Bereich Sachbuch sucht, findet in Längengrad einen gut klassifizierbaren Titel. Mit der Sprache Deutsch lässt sich Längengrad auch im internationalen oder mehrsprachigen Kontext präzise filtern.

Inhalte, Themen und Relevanz

Die Beschreibung zeigt, dass Längengrad klar dem Bereich Sachbuch zugeordnet werden kann: 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 Die vorhandenen Tags verdichten die inhaltliche Einordnung des Buches zusätzlich: History, Histoire, Biography, Science, Measurement, Research, Geography, Physics, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Scientists, Nonfiction, Large type books, Messung, Biographie, Biografi, Clock and watch makers, Sterrenkunde, Great britain, biography, Chronometers, Scheepvaart, Astronomical clocks, Longitude, Horology, Royal Society, Harrison timekeepers, Kendall timekeepers, Lunar distance method, Lunar tables, chronometer, GMT, Literature in Italian, Harrison, john, 1693-1776, Chronomètre, Navigatie, Horlogemakers, Geografische lengte, Navigasjon, Clocks and watch makers, Astronomical clock, Schiffschronometer, Geografische Länge, Social & cultural aspects of technology, Scientists - biography, Science - applied, Applied science, General & miscellaneous transportation, Exploration & discovery, Scient

Edition und bibliografische Einordnung

Für weiterführende bibliografische Verknüpfungen sind die Kennungen OL265465W und OL9035883M, OL9036074M besonders hilfreich. Sowohl die ISBN-10 3442723183 als auch die ISBN-13 9783442723188 erleichtern das Auffinden und Vergleichen dieser Ausgabe erheblich.

Wichtige Buchdaten im Überblick

  1. Open-Library-Editions-IDs: OL9035883M, OL9036074M
  2. Kurzbeschreibung: 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
  3. Verfasst von: Dava Sobel, William J. H. Andrewes, Irene Aldasoro Katarain
  4. Ausgabeform: pocket
  5. Externe Work-Referenz: OL265465W
  6. Buchtitel: Längengrad
  7. Thematische Hauptkategorie: Sachbuch
  8. Verfügbare Sprache dieser Ausgabe: Deutsch
  9. ISBN-10: 3442723183
  10. Internationale Standardbuchnummer (ISBN-13): 9783442723188
  11. Publiziert bei: btb
  12. Erscheinungsdatum: 05.1998
  13. Schlagwörter: History, Histoire, Biography, Science, Measurement, Research, Geography, Physics, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Scientists, Nonfiction, Large type books, Messung, Biographie, Biografi, Clock and watch makers, Sterrenkunde, Great britain, biography, Chronometers, Scheepvaart, Astronomical clocks, Longitude, Horology, Royal Society, Harrison timekeepers, Kendall timekeepers, Lunar distance method, Lunar tables, chronometer, GMT, Literature in Italian, Harrison, john, 1693-1776, Chronomètre, Navigatie, Horlogemakers, Geografische lengte, Navigasjon, Clocks and watch makers, Astronomical clock, Schiffschronometer, Geografische Länge, Social & cultural aspects of technology, Scientists - biography, Science - applied, Applied science, General & miscellaneous transportation, Exploration & discovery, Scient

Warum sich Längengrad gut einordnen lässt

Längengrad profitiert für die Auffindbarkeit besonders von der Verbindung zwischen Dava Sobel, William J. H. Andrewes, Irene Aldasoro Katarain, Sachbuch und den Tags History, Histoire, Biography, Science, Measurement, Research, Geography, Physics, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Scientists, Nonfiction, Large type books, Messung, Biographie, Biografi, Clock and watch makers, Sterrenkunde, Great britain, biography, Chronometers, Scheepvaart, Astronomical clocks, Longitude, Horology, Royal Society, Harrison timekeepers, Kendall timekeepers, Lunar distance method, Lunar tables, chronometer, GMT, Literature in Italian, Harrison, john, 1693-1776, Chronomètre, Navigatie, Horlogemakers, Geografische lengte, Navigasjon, Clocks and watch makers, Astronomical clock, Schiffschronometer, Geografische Länge, Social & cultural aspects of technology, Scientists - biography, Science - applied, Applied science, General & miscellaneous transportation, Exploration & discovery, Scient, weil dadurch eine starke semantische Einordnung entsteht. Mit ISBN-10, ISBN-13 und Work-ID - 3442723183, 9783442723188 und OL265465W - lässt sich diese Ausgabe plattformübergreifend eindeutig verknüpfen.

Wichtige Fragen zu Inhalt und Ausgabe

Worum handelt es sich bei Längengrad?

Längengrad ist ein Buch von Dava Sobel, William J. H. Andrewes, Irene Aldasoro Katarain, das der Kategorie Sachbuch zugeordnet wird und damit thematisch klar eingeordnet werden kann.

Was sagt die Beschreibung über das Buch aus?

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

Welche Open-Library-Kennungen sind vorhanden?

Vorhanden sind die Work-ID OL265465W und die Editionsreferenzen OL9035883M, OL9036074M.

Welche ISBN-Nummern sind für diese Ausgabe hinterlegt?

Für diese Ausgabe sind sowohl die ISBN-10 3442723183 als auch die ISBN-13 9783442723188 verfügbar.

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