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Account Of The Astronomical Experiment Of 1856 On The Peak Of Tenerife
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Book Synopsis Michael Faraday and The Royal Institution by : J.M Thomas
Download or read book Michael Faraday and The Royal Institution written by J.M Thomas and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A self-educated man who knew no mathematics, Michael Faraday rose from errand boy to become one of Britain's greatest scientists. Faraday made the discoveries upon which most of twentieth-century technology is based and readers of this book will enjoy finding out in how many ways we are indebted to him. The story of his life speaks to us across the
Book Synopsis Memoir, Descriptive and Explanatory, of the Northern Atlantic Ocean and Comprising Instructions, General and Particular, for the Navigation of that Sea by : John Purdy
Download or read book Memoir, Descriptive and Explanatory, of the Northern Atlantic Ocean and Comprising Instructions, General and Particular, for the Navigation of that Sea written by John Purdy and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Practical Mechanic's Journal by :
Download or read book The Practical Mechanic's Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Memoir, descriptive and explanatory, of the Northern Atlantic Ocean ... Eleventh edition; materially improved, by Alexander G. Findlay by : John Purdy
Download or read book Memoir, descriptive and explanatory, of the Northern Atlantic Ocean ... Eleventh edition; materially improved, by Alexander G. Findlay written by John Purdy and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1856 by : Various
Download or read book The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1856 written by Various and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1856 Nautical Magazine includes reports on proposals for canals at Suez and Panama and for a telegraph to India.
Download or read book Selene's Two Faces written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If any scientific object has over the course of human history aroused the fascination of both scientists and artists worldwide, it is beyond doubt the moon. The moon is also by far the most interesting celestial body when it comes to reflecting on the dualistic nature of photography as applied to the study of the universe. Against this background, Selene’s Two Faces sets out to look at the scientific purpose, aesthetic expression, and influence of early lunar drawings, maps and photographs, including spacecraft imaging. In its approach, Selene’s Two Faces is intermedial, intercultural and interdisciplinary. It brings together not only various media (photography, maps, engravings, lithographs, globes, texts), and cultures (from Europe, America and Asia), but also theoretical perspectives. See inside the book.
Book Synopsis The Peripatetic Astronomer, The Life of Charles Piazzi Smyth by : Hermann Alexander Brück
Download or read book The Peripatetic Astronomer, The Life of Charles Piazzi Smyth written by Hermann Alexander Brück and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900), the second Astronomer Royal for Scotland, tells of his wide-ranging interests and enthusiasms outside his specialist subject as well as his travels in the cause of astronomy. Piazzi Smyth is best remebered as the 'Father of Mountain Astronomy'; more than 130 years ago he recognised the importance for observational astronomy of placing telescopes at high altitudes and in 1856 he demonstrated the outstanding qualities of the Canary Islands - now home to the world's newest international observatory. He also distinguished himself in other branches of physical astronomy and made major contributions to solar, atmospheric and laboratory spectroscopy. Piazzi Smyth's unpublished personal journals, covering the 40 years of his life as Astronomer Royal for Scotland, have formed the basis for this book. Many of the illustrations are taken from the journals and are in Piazzi Smyth's own hand, and some of his early photographic work is also included.
Book Synopsis Albemarle Street by : John Meurig Thomas
Download or read book Albemarle Street written by John Meurig Thomas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication presents a selection of the remarkable personalities who have worked at The Royal Institution in London. Many of them revolutionized various facets of science and technology, others were renowned for their general cultural contributions to the arts, literature, drama, anthropology, medicine, music, poetry, politics and religion.
Download or read book Waters of the World written by Sarah Dry and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compelling and adventurous stories of seven pioneering scientists who were at the forefront of what we now call climate science. From the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds of the Caribbean and the unexpectedly chaotic flows of the North Atlantic, Waters of the World is a tour through 150 years of the history of a significant but underappreciated idea: that the Earth has a global climate system made up of interconnected parts, constantly changing on all scales of both time and space. A prerequisite for the discovery of global warming and climate change, this idea was forged by scientists studying water in its myriad forms. This is their story. Linking the history of the planet with the lives of those who studied it, Sarah Dry follows the remarkable scientists who summited volcanic peaks to peer through an atmosphere’s worth of water vapor, cored mile-thick ice sheets to uncover the Earth’s ancient climate history, and flew inside storm clouds to understand how small changes in energy can produce both massive storms and the general circulation of the Earth’s atmosphere. Each toiled on his or her own corner of the planetary puzzle. Gradually, their cumulative discoveries coalesced into a unified working theory of our planet’s climate. We now call this field climate science, and in recent years it has provoked great passions, anxieties, and warnings. But no less than the object of its study, the science of water and climate is—and always has been—evolving. By revealing the complexity of this history, Waters of the World delivers a better understanding of our planet’s climate at a time when we need it the most.
Book Synopsis Galileo's Planet by : Thomas A Hockey
Download or read book Galileo's Planet written by Thomas A Hockey and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the earliest times one of the brightest lights in the heavens has been that of Jupiter, mythical king of the gods and the largest planet in the solar system. It was only natural that peoples from the dawn of history would be interested in such a planet and, indeed, Jupiter was one of the first objects to be observed with the telescope. Even today Jupiter captures the public interest like no other planet: a vast gaseous world, home to violent storms (larger than the Earth) that have raged for centuries. Galileo's Planet: Observing Jupiter before Photography presents the history of humankind's quest to understand the giant planet in the era before photography, a time when the only way to observe the universe was with the human eye. The book provides a comprehensive and fascinating account of the people involved in this quest, their observations, and the results of their findings. Many of the planetary features studied in detail by today's space probes were once glimpsed by keen-eyed, amateur astronomers. These Earth-bound explorers made up for their modest instruments and viewing conditions with their patience, perseverance, and passion for the night sky. Their greatest challenge was the fifth planet from the Sun and the search for its imagined surface-a revelation of the "real Jupiter." In the process, these part-time observers redefined the meaning of the word "planet." The book recounts their story from the earliest times right up until the invention of the camera.
Book Synopsis Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy 6 by : Andre Heck
Download or read book Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy 6 written by Andre Heck and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I wasa child, growing up in South America,I often went camping in the wild and hence had direct access to the wondrous Southern sky; the Southern Cross was all mine at the time. Little did I know then that the study of the sky would take such a huge importance in my life, and that in the end astronomy and astrophysics would in many ways become my country and my religion. I have lived in several di?erent countries, and when asked my nationality, I am always very tempted to reply: astronomer. I started as a theorist, and my only dream in my youth was to spend nights thinking and calculating, with paper and pencil, and to have the impression by dawn that I had understood something new. So at the time astronomy was seen or dreamt by me as a solitary endeavour, with periodic encounters with my wise adviser and professors; it is this model that I adopted when doing my PhD work. My generation has lived through many revolutions of all kinds. Those in astronomy, I believe, remain particularly remarkable, and I am a true product of them. Now, I elect to live and work in large organizations, and to share my endeavours with many people. And I relish the series of Andr ́ e Heck on Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy, which help us recover our memories, reconstitute our own story, and read with glee about our neighbouring or far-away colleagues.
Book Synopsis Chambers Scottish Biographical Dictionary by : Rosemary Goring
Download or read book Chambers Scottish Biographical Dictionary written by Rosemary Goring and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2400 entries, bringing together eminent names from every era and discipline, focusing not just on the well known but also on those whose achivement has previously been neglected.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography by : John Hannavy
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography written by John Hannavy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 1630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of world photography up to the beginning of the twentieth century. It sets out to be the standard, definitive reference work on the subject for years to come. Its coverage is global – an important ‘first’ in that authorities from all over the world have contributed their expertise and scholarship towards making this a truly comprehensive publication. The Encyclopedia presents new and ground-breaking research alongside accounts of the major established figures in the nineteenth century arena. Coverage includes all the key people, processes, equipment, movements, styles, debates and groupings which helped photography develop from being ‘a solution in search of a problem’ when first invented, to the essential communication tool, creative medium, and recorder of everyday life which it had become by the dawn of the twentieth century. The sheer breadth of coverage in the 1200 essays makes the Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography an essential reference source for academics, students, researchers and libraries worldwide.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics by : P Murdin
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics written by P Murdin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 5610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a unique collaboration, Nature Publishing Group and Institute of Physics Publishing have published the most extensive and comprehensive reference work in astronomy and astrophysics. This unique resource covers the entire field of astronomy and astrophysics and this online version includes the full text of over 2,750 articles, plus sophisticated search and retrieval functionality and links to the primary literature. The Encyclopaedia's authority is assured by editorial and advisory boards drawn from the world's foremost astronomers and astrophysicists. This first class resource is an essential source of information for undergraduates, graduate students, researchers and seasoned professionals, as well as for committed amateurs, librarians and lay people wishing to consult the definitive astronomy and astrophysics reference work.
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Scientific Biography by : Charles Coulston Gillispie
Download or read book Dictionary of Scientific Biography written by Charles Coulston Gillispie and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of the British Astronomical Association by :
Download or read book Journal of the British Astronomical Association written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
