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19 produkter
Finding Longitude
How Ships, Clocks and Stars Helped Solve the Longitude Problem
Av National Maritime Museum, Dunn m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
198 kr
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Recommended for viewing on colour device.Official publication of the National Maritime Museum's “Ships, Clocks and Stars” exhibition.300 years ago, amidst growing frustration from the naval community and pressure from the increasing importance of international trade, the British government passed …
Ships, Clocks, and Stars
The Quest for Longitude
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Richard Dunn
E-bok, 2023
491 kr
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An illustrated history of an eighteenth-centuury British act of parliament and the heated race to find a ship''s precise longitude at sea.A tale of eighteenth-century invention and competition, commerce and conflict, this is a lively, illustrated, and accurate chronicle of the search to solve "the …
Recreating Newton
Newtonian Biography and the Making of Nineteenth-Century History of Science
Häftad, 2020
742 kr
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Higgitt examines Isaac Newton's changing legacy during the nineteenth century. She focuses on 1820-1870, a period that saw the creation of the specialized and secularized role of the "scientist." At the same time, researchers gained better access to Newton's archives. These were used both by those …
The Board of Longitude
Science, Innovation and Empire
Av Alexi Baker, Richard Dunn m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
552 kr
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In the first book-length history of the Board of Longitude, a distinguished team of historians of science bring to life one of Georgian Britain's most important scientific institutions. Having developed in the eighteenth century following legislation offering rewards for methods to determine …
Board of Longitude
Science, Innovation and Empire
Av Sophie Waring, Simon Schaffer m. fl.
E-bok, 2025
537 kr
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The Board of Longitude
Science, Innovation and Empire
Av Alexi Baker, Richard Dunn m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1693 kr
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In the first book-length history of the Board of Longitude, a distinguished team of historians of science bring to life one of Georgian Britain's most important scientific institutions. Having developed in the eighteenth century following legislation offering rewards for methods to determine …
Board of Longitude
Science, Innovation and Empire
Av Sophie Waring, Simon Schaffer m. fl.
E-bok, 2025
537 kr
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Early Biographies of Isaac Newton, 1660-1885 vol 2
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Milo Keynes m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
1061 kr
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A collection of the many biographies of scientist Isaac Newton, demonstrating the ways in which his reputation continued to develop in the centuries after his death. It includes private letters, poetry and memoranda, and explores the debate over Newton''s reputation, work and personal life.
Early Biographies of Isaac Newton, 1660-1885 vol 1
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Milo Keynes m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
1085 kr
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A collection of the many biographies of scientist Isaac Newton, demonstrating the ways in which his reputation continued to develop in the centuries after his death. It includes private letters, poetry and memoranda, and explores the debate over Newton''s reputation, work and personal life.
Early Biographies of Isaac Newton, 1660-1885 vol 2
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Milo Keynes m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
1085 kr
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A collection of the many biographies of scientist Isaac Newton, demonstrating the ways in which his reputation continued to develop in the centuries after his death. It includes private letters, poetry and memoranda, and explores the debate over Newton''s reputation, work and personal life.
Early Biographies of Isaac Newton, 1660-1885 vol 1
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Milo Keynes m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
1085 kr
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A collection of the many biographies of scientist Isaac Newton, demonstrating the ways in which his reputation continued to develop in the centuries after his death. It includes private letters, poetry and memoranda, and explores the debate over Newton''s reputation, work and personal life.
Navigational Enterprises in Europe and its Empires, 1730–1850
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Richard Dunn
Inbunden, 2015
1240 kr
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This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use …
Navigational Enterprises in Europe and its Empires, 1730-1850
Av Richard Dunn, Rebekah Higgitt
E-bok, 2016
1775 kr
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This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use …
Early Biographies of Isaac Newton, 1660-1885 vol 1
Av Rob Iliffe, Milo Keynes m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1934 kr
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A collection of the many biographies of scientist Isaac Newton, demonstrating the ways in which his reputation continued to develop in the centuries after his death. It includes private letters, poetry and memoranda, and explores the debate over Newton's reputation, work and personal life.
Early Biographies of Isaac Newton, 1660-1885 vol 2
Av Rob Iliffe, Milo Keynes m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1934 kr
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A collection of the many biographies of scientist Isaac Newton, demonstrating the ways in which his reputation continued to develop in the centuries after his death. It includes private letters, poetry and memoranda, and explores the debate over Newton's reputation, work and personal life.
Metropolitan Science
London Sites and Cultures of Knowledge and Practice, c. 1600-1800
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Jasmine Kilburn-Toppin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1263 kr
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Exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London, Metropolitan Science offers a new perspective on the development of a scientific culture between the years 1600-1800.Beginning with the demographics of London in the 17th and 18th centuries, including …
Metropolitan Science
London Sites and Cultures of Knowledge and Practice, c. 1600-1800
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Jasmine Kilburn-Toppin m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
452 kr
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Exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London, Metropolitan Science offers a new perspective on the development of a scientific culture between the years 1600-1800. Beginning with the demographics of London in the 17th and 18th centuries, including …
Metropolitan Science
London Sites and Cultures of Knowledge and Practice, c. 1600-1800
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Jasmine Kilburn-Toppin m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
452 kr
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Exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London, Metropolitan Science offers a new perspective on the development of a scientific culture between the years 1600-1800. Beginning with the demographics of London in the 17th and 18th centuries, including …
Metropolitan Science
London Sites and Cultures of Knowledge and Practice, c. 1600-1800
Av Rebekah Higgitt, Jasmine Kilburn-Toppin m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
428 kr
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Exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London, Metropolitan Science offers a new perspective on the development of a scientific culture between the years 1600-1800.Beginning with the demographics of London in the 17th and 18th centuries, including …
