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Longitude by Wire: Finding North America
Richard Stachurski
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Description for Longitude by Wire: Finding North America
Hardcover. At the turn of the nineteenth century, even the most experienced mariners were still risking catastrophe when navigating the North American coastline because they lacked accurate navigational charts. This title presents a narrative of how American ingenuity solved an international scientific mystery. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
This is a compelling narrative of how American ingenuity solved an international scientific mystery. At the turn of the nineteenth century, even the most experienced mariners were still risking catastrophe when navigating the North American coastline because they lacked accurate navigational charts. The various means available to chart makers of the era to measure longitude, both celestial and terrestrial, could be off by thousands of feet - a deadly margin of error for ships when facing collision against unknown coastal cliffs, reefs, and shoals. In 1807 the United States Coast Survey was created to accurately map the coast and reduce ... Read more
This is a compelling narrative of how American ingenuity solved an international scientific mystery. At the turn of the nineteenth century, even the most experienced mariners were still risking catastrophe when navigating the North American coastline because they lacked accurate navigational charts. The various means available to chart makers of the era to measure longitude, both celestial and terrestrial, could be off by thousands of feet - a deadly margin of error for ships when facing collision against unknown coastal cliffs, reefs, and shoals. In 1807 the United States Coast Survey was created to accurately map the coast and reduce ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press South Carolina
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570038013
SKU
V9781570038013
Shipping Time
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About Richard Stachurski
Richard Stachurski is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel whose career was spent in aeronautic and astronautic development programs. His service included six years on loan to NASA with the Apollo lunar landing program. Returning to civilian life, Stachurski worked as a satellite systems design manager for the Boeing Company. The author of numerous articles on the history of geodesy, ... Read more
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