The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a new Foreword by the celebrated astronaut Neil Armstrong. 'Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy -- no mean feat' New Scientist Anyone alive in the 18th 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. The quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in 1714, Parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (GBP20,000) to anyone whose method or device proved successful. Countless quacks weighed in with preposterous suggestions. The scientific establishment throughout Europe -- from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton -- had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution. Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, LONGITUDE is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.
印象里几年前海南出版社还是南海出版社,曾经出过一版,但我读的是这个版本,很受用。从来没想过经度这个地球之网,曾经如此难以攻破。在古代,大清以前的古代,似乎我们样样都占了先机,难道郑和下西洋或者南洋的时候不是靠经度确定位置?这件事反正越想越晕,就连伟大的伽利...
评分非常好的故事,西方科学成就的每一小组成部分都是很多科学家和冒险家数十年心血的结晶,无数的小部分组成了西法现代科技,帮助西方征服了非洲和亚洲。 哈里森解决经度问题成功有几个原因: 1、英国政府的激励机制;最初的2万英镑大奖吸引了哈里森制作了H1,经管局发放500英镑...
评分真实的故事,却比小说更精彩!John Harrison 从一开始为了2万英镑的巨额奖金开始研究航海钟,到后来不断自我突破刷新计时精度,H1,H2,H3,H4,花费数十年穷其一生,不断推进航海钟的创新。虽然后期在时钟法与天体观测法的争斗中受到不公正的待遇,但最终Harrion证明了自身伟大的价值。高精度航海钟的发明,为大航海时代扫除了障碍,为日不落帝国的崛起作出卓越贡献!有机会定要去伦敦市政厅,参观下那些代表技术文明荣耀的展品!
评分真实的故事,却比小说更精彩!John Harrison 从一开始为了2万英镑的巨额奖金开始研究航海钟,到后来不断自我突破刷新计时精度,H1,H2,H3,H4,花费数十年穷其一生,不断推进航海钟的创新。虽然后期在时钟法与天体观测法的争斗中受到不公正的待遇,但最终Harrion证明了自身伟大的价值。高精度航海钟的发明,为大航海时代扫除了障碍,为日不落帝国的崛起作出卓越贡献!有机会定要去伦敦市政厅,参观下那些代表技术文明荣耀的展品!
评分真实的故事,却比小说更精彩!John Harrison 从一开始为了2万英镑的巨额奖金开始研究航海钟,到后来不断自我突破刷新计时精度,H1,H2,H3,H4,花费数十年穷其一生,不断推进航海钟的创新。虽然后期在时钟法与天体观测法的争斗中受到不公正的待遇,但最终Harrion证明了自身伟大的价值。高精度航海钟的发明,为大航海时代扫除了障碍,为日不落帝国的崛起作出卓越贡献!有机会定要去伦敦市政厅,参观下那些代表技术文明荣耀的展品!
评分真实的故事,却比小说更精彩!John Harrison 从一开始为了2万英镑的巨额奖金开始研究航海钟,到后来不断自我突破刷新计时精度,H1,H2,H3,H4,花费数十年穷其一生,不断推进航海钟的创新。虽然后期在时钟法与天体观测法的争斗中受到不公正的待遇,但最终Harrion证明了自身伟大的价值。高精度航海钟的发明,为大航海时代扫除了障碍,为日不落帝国的崛起作出卓越贡献!有机会定要去伦敦市政厅,参观下那些代表技术文明荣耀的展品!
评分真实的故事,却比小说更精彩!John Harrison 从一开始为了2万英镑的巨额奖金开始研究航海钟,到后来不断自我突破刷新计时精度,H1,H2,H3,H4,花费数十年穷其一生,不断推进航海钟的创新。虽然后期在时钟法与天体观测法的争斗中受到不公正的待遇,但最终Harrion证明了自身伟大的价值。高精度航海钟的发明,为大航海时代扫除了障碍,为日不落帝国的崛起作出卓越贡献!有机会定要去伦敦市政厅,参观下那些代表技术文明荣耀的展品!
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