Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is written by Dava Sobel. The book is called Longitude because it is about a clock maker who was able to determine longitude. Determining longitude was the superlative scientific question in the eighteenth century that Galileo and Newton were not able to resolve. The principal inspiration behind the invention completed in this book is that many sailors were lost at seas as a result of their ignorance
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Dava Sobel is a graduate of The Bronx High School of Science and Binghamton University. She holds honorary doctor of letters degrees from the University of Bath and Middlebury College. Many of her works have received recognition‚ including her text Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science‚ Faith‚ and Love‚ which was nominated for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Her works have received quite the publicity‚ having been dramatised for television and also having an asteroid
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Harrison learnt and followed his father’s trade as a carpenter‚ and during his free time he used to repair clocks to gain more experience. By the age of 20 he was able‚ to build his first longcase clock that was made of wood. In 1730‚ Harrison designed a marine clock to compete for the Longitude prize which is offered by the board of Longitude who was a British government body that manage a system of prices appeared to inspire innovators to overcome the problem of finding longitude at sea. After that‚ Harrison
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For every 15 degrees that one travels eastward‚ the local time moves one hour ahead. Similarly‚ traveling West‚ the local time moves back one hour for every 15° of longitude. Therefore‚ if we know the local times at two points on Earth‚ we can use the difference between them to calculate how far apart those places are in longitude‚ east or west. This idea was very important to sailors and navigators in the 17th century. They could measure the local time‚ wherever they were‚ by observing the Sun
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The issue of whether we should allow marine parks to stay open has been widely debated in our community recently. It is an important issue because it concerns fundamental moral and economic questions about the way we use our native wildlife. A variety of different arguments have been put forward about this issue. This essay will consider arguments for having marine parks and point to some of the problems with these views. It will then put forward reasons for the introduction of laws which prohibit
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Marine Pollution Marine pollution has become a major global issue. It is now becoming a serious concern that the ocean will no longer be a safe place for marine life and humans. There is a growing concern that pollution causes serious problems nowadays particularly health problems. This essay will argue that marine pollution should be addressed immediately. Firstly‚ the causes and the effects will be discussed‚ and some solutions to hoe marine pollution can be reduced. To begin with‚ marine pollution
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MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY: A DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FUTURE Biotechnology ’s first impacts occurred on a terrestrial level‚ but "there ’s an end to the diversity of terrestrial life. And if you go back and ask a fundamental question: Where on earth does the biodiversity reside‚ you realize it is the ocean (William Fenical‚ Scripps Institution)." Marine biotechnology is defined as "the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by marine biological agents to provide
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MARINE INSURANCE Marine insurance is the indemnity for the loss of cargo or damage to ships during the shipment. The risks that marine insurance covers are fire‚ seizures‚ wars‚ accidents or causalities which take place over the sea. The winds and waves are not included as risks in the marine insurance. The Indian Marine Insurance Act‚ 1963 is imbibed from the Marine Insurance Act‚ 1906. Though the Marine Insurance Act is deep in its insurance coverage‚ it does not provide for losses that occur
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Marine Mammal Trainer/Biologist Mikayla and I decided to interview Irene Gilgoff from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. She is one of the most experienced employees there‚ being there for about fifteen years‚ marine animals are her life. The main parts of Irene’s job include working with the mammal’s hands on and taking care of them throughout the day. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center can be reached at (949) 494-3050 and is located at 20612 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach‚ California. Also
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The effects of Marine Protected Areas on Recreational fishing‚ with a focus on Temperate waters. Abstract Marine Protected Areas have been realized as a useful tool for the protection of marine eco system and biodiversity all over the world. These Marine Protected areas MPAs limit human activity in the conservation regions in order to protect biodiversity and exploited species. Hence they have a direct effect on recreational activities like fishing‚ bait collection‚ diver collection etc. The
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