Автор: Johnston Andrew K., Connor Roger D., Stephens Carlene E. Название: Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There ISBN: 1588346609 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781588346605 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 2110.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание:
If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. The surprising connection between time and place is explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the companion book to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name.
Today we use smartphones and GPS, but navigating has not always been so easy. The oldest "clock" is Earth itself, and the oldest means of keeping time came from observing changes in the sky.
Early mariners like the Vikings accomplished amazing feats of navigation without using clocks at all. Pioneering seafarers in the Age of Exploration used dead reckoning and celestial navigation; later innovations such as sextants and marine chronometers honed these techniques by measuring latitude and longitude. When explorers turned their sights to the skies, they built on what had been learned at sea.
For example, Charles Lindbergh used a bubble sextant on his record-breaking flights. World War II led to the development of new flight technologies, notably radio navigation, since celestial navigation was not suited for all-weather military operations. These forms of navigation were extended and enhanced when explorers began guiding spacecraft into space and across the solar system.
Astronauts combined celestial navigation technology with radio transmissions. The development of the atomic clock revolutionized space flight because it could measure billionths of a second, thereby allowing mission teams to navigate more accurately. Scientists and engineers applied these technologies to navigation on earth to develop space-based time and navigation services such as GPS that is used every day by people from all walks of life.
While the history of navigation is one of constant change and innovation, it is also one of remarkable continuity.
Time and Navigation tells the story of navigation to help us understand where we have been and how we got there so that we can understand where we are going.
Автор: O`Connor, Carlene Название: Murder In An Irish Bookshop ISBN: 1496730798 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781496730794 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2391.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Carlene O'Connor's seventh installment of her USA Today bestselling Irish Village Mystery series, the grand opening of a new bookstore in Kilbane becomes the closing chapter of an author's life--and a whodunit that tests even Garda Siobh n O'Sullivan's deductive reasoning...A m lange of clues from classic mysteries plus plenty of Irish charm produce an enjoyable read.--Kirkus Reviews
Join a bestselling author and travel to County Cork in Ireland to solve a bookish mystery full of twists in a cozy whodunit perfect for fans of Sheila Connolly, Kate Carlisle, and Laura Childs Between training the new town garda and trying to set a wedding date with her fianc , Macdara Flannery, Siobh n O'Sullivan is feeling a bit overwhelmed. She's looking forward to visiting the new bookshop and curling up with an exciting novel--only to discover the shelves contain nothing but Literature with a capital L. The owner not only refuses to stock romances, mysteries, and science fiction, but won't even let customers enter his store unless they can quote James Joyce or Sean Hennessey. Despite the owner deliberately limiting his clientele, he's hosting a reading and autographing event featuring up and coming Irish writers who will be taking up residency in Kilbane for a month. Among them is indie author Deirdre Walsh, who spends more time complaining about the unfairness of the publishing industry and megastar bestsellers instead of her own creative works, causing a heated debate among the writers. She seems to have a particular distaste for the novels of Nessa Lamb. Then Deirdre's body is found the next day in the back of the store--with pages torn from Nessa's books stuffed in her mouth. Now, Siobh n must uncover which of Kilbane's literary guests took Deirdre's criticisms so personally they'd engage in foul play . . .
Автор: Brennen Carlene Название: Hemingway`s Cats: Revised Cuba Edition ISBN: 1561649627 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781561649624 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Цена: 2532.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Ernest Hemingway always had cats as companions, from the ones he adored as a child in Illinois and Michigan, to the more than 30 he had as an adult in Paris, Key West, Cuba, and Idaho. All are chronicled and most are pictured here, along with revelations about how they fit into the many twists and turns of his life and loves. In 1943, Ernest Hemingway, living in the Finca in Cuba with his third wife and eleven cats, wrote to his first wife: "One cat just leads to another... The place is so damned big it doesn't really seem as though there were many cats until you see them all moving like a mass migration at feeding time."
He called the cats "purr factories" and "love sponges" who soaked up love in return for comfort and companionship. He gave each a name that suited its character, including F. Puss, Fatso, Friendless, Feather Kitty, Princessa, Furhouse, Uncle Woofer, and his last cat in Idaho, Big Boy Peterson. In this updated and edition, you'll also meet his nine dogs, a cow, and a young great horned owl that he rescued not long before his death.
Hemingway's Cats reveals a softer side to the writer's character than is usually portrayed through the macho image of the hunter and fisherman. He sought the cats' comfort in times of stress and loneliness, and he featured some of them in his writings, particularly in A Moveable Feast, Islands in the Stream, The Garden of Eden, and True at First Light--all written late in his life and as close to autobiography as he ever came.
Автор: Thompson Carlene Название: Praying for Time ISBN: 0727889842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780727889843 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3879.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: She thought her prayers had been answered. Now she's praying for time. Vanessa Everly is a successful actress in Los Angeles, but she's still traumatized by the night that ripped her world apart. Eight years ago, Vanessa and her younger sister Roxanne were attacked on the beach in their hometown in Oregon - and Roxanne was kidnapped. Devastated, Vanessa ended her relationship with handsome medical student Christian Montgomery, whose troubled brother Brody was the police's prime suspect. Now, Vanessa receives the news she never thought she'd hear: Roxanne is alive. Arriving back in Everly Cliffs, Vanessa is reunited with her sister - and with Christian. Roxanne can't remember what happened that night, but someone else can... Who's making threatening phone calls to Vanessa, and why has Brody suddenly gone missing? Vanessa's torment should be over, but it's about to get much darker...
Автор: Blanchard Carlene Название: The Learning Environment`s Hidden Curriculum ISBN: 1500967734 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781500967734 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3449.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: , Randolph Carlene Название: Green Tea and Donuts: 6 Simple Ways to Live Your Best Life ISBN: 173273402X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781732734029 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Berneathy Sally Carlene Название: The Ex Who Wouldn`t Die ISBN: 1939551102 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781939551108 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1940.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Thompson Carlene Название: Can`t Find My Way Home: A Novel of Romantic Suspense ISBN: 1847515568 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847515568 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2619.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Brynn Wilder must confront a dark and dangerous walk back into her traumatic past Eighteen years ago, twelve-year-old Brynn Wilder's life changed forever when her father and a teenage girl were severely injured in a brutal attack in the woods. Jonah Wilder died, but fifteen-year-old Tessa Cavanaugh survived to tell the world about her horrific ordeal, and Brynn's devoted father was soon identified as the infamous Genessa Point serial killer. Brynn and her family fled the town, and Brynn swore never to return. But the scars of the past won't heal, and when Brynn's tormented brother, Mark, goes back to Genessa Point only to suddenly disappear after telling a friend he has new information about his father's death, Brynn resolves to find him. She may not want to confront her traumatic past, but a series of creepy and menacing incidents show that someone is determined Brynn won't escape it. Can she find Mark and uncover the truth about their father's death?
Автор: Cohen Carlene Название: Mrs. Kitty`s Cooking Goodness Cookbook ISBN: 1986694291 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781986694292 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1309.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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