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Book Synopsis Sky and Ocean Joined by : Steven J. Dick
Download or read book Sky and Ocean Joined written by Steven J. Dick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the oldest scientific institutions in the United States, the US Naval Observatory has a rich and colourful history. This volume is, first and foremost, a story of the relations between space, time and navigation, from the rise of the chronometer in the United States to the Global Positioning System of satellites, for which the Naval Observatory provides the time to a billionth of a second per day. It is a story of the history of technology, in the form of telescopes, lenses, detectors, calculators, clocks and computers over 170 years. It describes how one scientific institution under government and military patronage has contributed, through all the vagaries of history, to almost two centuries of unparalleled progress in astronomy. Sky and Ocean Joined will appeal to historians of science, technology, scientific institutions and American science, as well as astronomers, meteorologists and physicists.
Book Synopsis Number One Observatory Circle by : Charles Denyer
Download or read book Number One Observatory Circle written by Charles Denyer and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though just a heartbeat away from the presidency, it was years into the modern era before America's vice presidents began to gain the respect the office deserved. There was probably no more obvious reflection of their insignificance than their living accommodations, not to mention ill-fitted security protocols that were reinvented each time a new vice president was elected. That all changed in 1974 when Congress authorized an official, temporary residence for the vice president of the United States -- the stately, Queen Anne-style mansion built in 1893, and perched ever so slightly on a hilltop on the grounds of the US Naval Observatory. With its location still largely unknown to the general public, the home sits quietly in the Northwest section of our nation's capital, just minutes from the historic and world-renowned Georgetown neighborhood. Now commonly known as "Number One Observatory Circle," the 9,150 square-foot mansion, designed by architect Leon Dessez, has served as the official full-time residence for every vice president since Walter Mondale. It's a home filled with incredible history and charm, yet blanketed with modern-day security features rivaling those of the White House. Journey through the pages of history with Charles Denyer as he unlocks the doors to the residence of America's vice presidents, providing never-before-seen photos and intimate interviews with past residents and other notable figures.
Book Synopsis Publications of the United States Naval Observatory by : United States Naval Observatory
Download or read book Publications of the United States Naval Observatory written by United States Naval Observatory and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis United States Naval Observatory by : United States Naval Observatory
Download or read book United States Naval Observatory written by United States Naval Observatory and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bitter Waters by : David Haward Bain
Download or read book Bitter Waters written by David Haward Bain and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An intriguing, thorough study of a little-known scientific expedition to the Dead Sea by a mid-19th-century U.S. Navy lieutenant” (Kirkus Reviews). With customary depth and insight, David Haward Bain illumines the United States’s nineteenth-century exploration of the Holy Land. To lead the expedition, the navy tabbed William Francis Lynch, an officer eager to enter the esteemed yet dangerous field of Victorian exploration. Like many of his successful contemporaries, Lynch was well read and possessed an independent nature, but a man who also preferred organization to chaos, and with a character that tended toward the obsessive. The expedition would force a juxtaposition of the ancient world with the modern, as the world’s newest power attempted an exhaustive scientific study of the waters of the cradle of civilization. Beyond its fascinating topic, Bitter Waters is full of broad allusions from the period that demonstrate Bain’s deep understanding of America, and serve to make the work appealing for general scholars and lay readers. Heroically engaging unfamiliar terrain, hostile Bedouins, and ancient mysteries, Lynch and his party epitomize their nation’s spirit of Manifest Destiny in the days before the Civil War. “An engrossing narrative of the expedition that richly positions the mission’s incidents within Lynch’s Western perspective on the Near East. Wonderfully realized, Bain’s account will enthrall seekers of history off the beaten path.” —Booklist (starred review) “David Haward Bain, author of Empire Express, paints a vivid picture of the ambitious, visionary seafarers and their bold adventure . . . Bitter Waters captures this fascinating moment in American history.” —History Book Club (official selection)
Book Synopsis Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac by : United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office
Download or read book Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac written by United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office and published by University Science Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-schooled text provides a detailed description of how to perform practical astronomy or spherical astronomy. It is an authoritative source on astronomical phenomena and calendars.
Book Synopsis The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac by : United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office
Download or read book The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac written by United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology by : Matthew Fontaine Maury
Download or read book The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology written by Matthew Fontaine Maury and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Astronomical Phenomena for the Year ... by :
Download or read book Astronomical Phenomena for the Year ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Physical Geography of the Sea by : Matthew Fontaine Maury
Download or read book The Physical Geography of the Sea written by Matthew Fontaine Maury and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office Publisher :Department of the Navy ISBN 13 :9780160724824 Total Pages :734 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (248 download)
Book Synopsis The Air Almanac by : United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office
Download or read book The Air Almanac written by United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office and published by Department of the Navy. This book was released on 2005-04-30 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides astronomical data for air navigation. Contains ephemeral data for the year, together with auxiliary tables and graphs, and a brief explanation of the use of the volume. Presents data for the Sun, Moon, Aries, planets, and stars. Includes a CD-ROM in a pocket which contains the same information as found on the printed publication in Portable Document Format (PDF). Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar product to view and print.
Book Synopsis Publications of the United States Naval Observatory by : United States Naval Observatory
Download or read book Publications of the United States Naval Observatory written by United States Naval Observatory and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Astronomical and meteorological observations made at the United States Naval Observatory by : United States Naval Observatory
Download or read book Astronomical and meteorological observations made at the United States Naval Observatory written by United States Naval Observatory and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Navy Dept. Board of visitors to the United States naval observatory Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :92 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Report of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Observatory. 1899 by : United States. Navy Dept. Board of visitors to the United States naval observatory
Download or read book Report of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Observatory. 1899 written by United States. Navy Dept. Board of visitors to the United States naval observatory and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Moons written by Thomas Mallon and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomy, politics, and romance join forces in this novel from the writer John Updike has called "one of the most interesting American novelists at work." It's the spring of 1877 in Washington, D.C., and at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Hugh Allison has conceived a secret ambition: to project an image through time and space. But his plan takes on urgent life only when the mathematically gifted Cynthia May enters his orbit as one of the observatory's human "computers." A Civil War widow whose beauty has been shadowed by worry and poverty, Cynthia reluctantly falls in love with the younger Hugh, who missed the war that has haunted her life. But the fate of their love affair -- and of Hugh's heavenly vision -- may be out of their hands, decided instead by an astrologer and by the actions of a dangerously magnetic politician who wields his power over a Senate convulsed by Reconstruction and a wildly disputed presidential election. Masterfully combining historical detail and startling invention, Thomas Mallon gives us a galvanizing story of earthly heartbreak and otherworldly triumph.
Book Synopsis Report of the Superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory for the Year Ending ... by : United States Naval Observatory
Download or read book Report of the Superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory for the Year Ending ... written by United States Naval Observatory and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Publications of the United States Naval Observatory by :
Download or read book Publications of the United States Naval Observatory written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
