Download or read book International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Sky and Ocean Joined written by Steven J. Dick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the oldest scientific institutions in the United States, the US Naval Observatory has a rich and colourful history. This volume is, first and foremost, a story of the relations between space, time and navigation, from the rise of the chronometer in the United States to the Global Positioning System of satellites, for which the Naval Observatory provides the time to a billionth of a second per day. It is a story of the history of technology, in the form of telescopes, lenses, detectors, calculators, clocks and computers over 170 years. It describes how one scientific institution under government and military patronage has contributed, through all the vagaries of history, to almost two centuries of unparalleled progress in astronomy. Sky and Ocean Joined will appeal to historians of science, technology, scientific institutions and American science, as well as astronomers, meteorologists and physicists.
Download or read book International Conference Held at Washington Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day written by International Meridian Conference and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'International Conference Held at Washington - Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day' by the International Meridian Conference (1884: Washington, D.C.), the reader is introduced to a comprehensive documentation of the discussions and decisions made at the conference that established the Greenwich Meridian as the Prime Meridian of the world. This book delves into the technical aspects of determining longitude, the history of meridian systems, and the implications of having a universal standard for timekeeping. Written in a highly formal and factual style, this text serves as a pivotal piece of historical documentation in the field of international cooperation and standardization. The International Meridian Conference (1884: Washington, D.C.) was a gathering of prominent scientists, geographers, and diplomats who aimed to address the global need for a standardized prime meridian. Their meticulous research and discussions culminated in the establishment of the Greenwich Meridian as the reference point for longitude and time. This authoritative text reflects the dedication and expertise of the conference participants in resolving a crucial issue of global significance. I highly recommend 'International Conference Held at Washington - Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day' to readers interested in the history of scientific international cooperation, the development of standard time, and the impact of geographical conventions on global communication and navigation. This book offers valuable insights into the meticulous process of establishing a universal prime meridian and its enduring implications for modern society.
Download or read book Zero Degrees written by Charles W. J. Withers and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space and time on earth are regulated by the prime meridian, 0°, which is, by convention, based at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. But the meridian’s location in southeast London is not a simple legacy of Britain’s imperial past. Before the nineteenth century, more than twenty-five different prime meridians were in use around the world, including Paris, Beijing, Greenwich, Washington, and the location traditional in Europe since Ptolemy, the Canary Islands. Charles Withers explains how the choice of Greenwich to mark 0° longitude solved complex problems of global measurement that had engaged geographers, astronomers, and mariners since ancient times. Withers guides readers through the navigation and astronomy associated with diverse meridians and explains the problems that these cartographic lines both solved and created. He shows that as science and commerce became more global and as railway and telegraph networks tied the world closer together, the multiplicity of prime meridians led to ever greater confusion in the coordination of time and the geographical division of space. After a series of international scientific meetings, notably the 1884 International Meridian Conference in Washington, DC, Greenwich emerged as the most pragmatic choice for a global prime meridian, though not unanimously or without acrimony. Even after 1884, other prime meridians remained in use for decades. As Zero Degrees shows, geographies of the prime meridian are a testament to the power of maps, the challenges of accurate measurement on a global scale, and the role of scientific authority in creating the modern world.
Download or read book International Conference Held At Washington For The Purpose Of Fixing A Prime Meridian And A Universal Day written by Anonymous and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Download or read book International Law s Objects written by Jessie Hohmann and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International law's rich existence in the world can be illuminated by its objects. International law is often developed, conveyed, and authorized through its objects and/or their representation. From the symbolic (the regalia of the head of state and the symbols of sovereignty), to the mundane (a can of dolphin-safe tuna certified as complying with international trade standards), international legal authority can be found in the objects around us. Similarly, the practice of international law often relies on material objects or their image, both as evidence (satellite images, bones of the victims of mass atrocities) and to found authority (for instance, maps and charts). This volume considers these questions: firstly what might the study of international law through objects reveal? What might objects, rather than texts, tell us about sources, recognition of states, construction of territory, law of the sea, or international human rights law? Secondly, what might this scholarly undertaking reveal about the objects-as aims or projects-of international law? How do objects reveal, or perhaps mask, these aims, and what does this tell us about the reasons some (physical or material) objects are foregrounded, and others hidden or ignored. Thirdly what objects, icons, and symbols preoccupy the profession and academy? The personal selection of these objects by leading and emerging scholars worldwide will illuminate the contemporary and historical fascinations of international lawyers. By considering international law in the context of its material culture the authors offer a new and exciting theoretical perspective on the subject. With an image of each object reproduced in full colour, the book will make an engaging and interesting read for scholars, practitioners, and students alike.
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Download or read book A Brief History of the Metric System written by Carmen J. Giunta and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-15 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book succinctly traces the history of the metric system from early modern proposals of decimal measures, to the birth of the system in Revolutionary France, through its formal international adoption under the supervision of an international General Committee of Weights and Measures (CGPM), to its later expansion into the International System of Units (SI), currently formulated entirely in terms of physical constants. The wide range of human activities that employ weights and measures, from practical commerce to esoteric science, influenced both the development and the diffusion of the metric system. The roles of constants of nature in the formulation of the 18th-century metric system and in the 21st-century reformulation of the SI are described. Finally, the status of the system in the United States, the last major holdout against its everyday use, is also discussed.
Download or read book Victorian Time written by T. Ferguson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victorian Time examines how literature of the era registers the psychological impact of the onset of a modern, industrialized experience of time as time-saving technologies, such as steam-powered machinery, aimed at making economic life more efficient, signalling the dawn of a new age of accelerated time.
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