Determination of the Difference of Longitude Between Washington and Paris

1916

Longitude

Author: United States Naval Observatory

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category: Longitude

Page: 128

View: 9032

Wireless Longitude

1924

Longitude

Author: George Durno Cowie,U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey,Engelhardt August Eckhardt

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category: Longitude

Page: 52

View: 4581

A Practical Method for Finding the Longitude and Latitude of a Ship at Sea, by Observations of the Moon

1763

Geographical positions

Author: Robert Waddington

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category: Geographical positions

Page: 88

View: 5657

World Longitude Determinations

1931

Longitude

Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey,Clarence Herbert Swick

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category: Longitude

Page: 29

View: 5140

Longitude and Empire

2010-10-01

History

Author: Brian W. Richardson

Publisher: UBC Press

ISBN: 0774859830

Category: History

Page: 256

View: 6828

Before Captain Cook's three voyages, to Europeans the globe was uncertain and dangerous; after, it was comprehensible and ordered. Written as a conceptual field guide to the voyages, Longitude and Empire offers a significant rereading of both the expeditions and modern political philosophy. More than any other work, printed accounts of the voyages marked the shift from early modern to modern ways of looking at the world. The globe was no longer divided between Europeans and savages but populated instead by an almost overwhelming variety of national identities. Cook's voyages took the fragmented and obscure global descriptions available at the time and consolidated them into a single, comprehensive textual vision. Locations became fixed on the map and the people, animals, plants, and artifacts associated with them were identified, collected, understood, and assimilated into a world order. This fascinating account offers a new understanding of Captain Cook's voyages and how they affected the European world view.