Latitude and the Magnetic Earth - Couverture rigide

Pumfrey, Stephen

 
9781840462906: Latitude and the Magnetic Earth
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1840462906 ISBN 13 : 9781840462906
Editeur : Icon Books, 2002

Synopsis

William Gilbert (1544-1603) was the most distinguished man of science in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The first person to use the terms electric attraction, electrical force and magnetic pole, he is considered to be the father of electrical studies. Gilbert's world was that of Elizabeth's royal court, a hive of elite mariners and navigators. Through them, he came to hear of a new discovery made by a retired sailor turned compass-maker, the magnetic 'dip'. Using some of the first examples of experimental method ever recorded, Gilbert came to consider the Earth as one vast spherical magnet, with the accompanying ability to determine much more accurately a ship's latitude at sea. This was the golden age of circumnavigation, of discovering new lands and new trade routes, and of the settling of new colonies. Unfolding the drama of Gilbert's discoveries, this book climaxes with an exploration of geomagnetism, via the story of longitude schemes so crucial to today's seafarers.

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Éditeur
Icon Books
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1840462906
ISBN 13 
9781840462906
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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