Thomas Harriot : a life in science / Robyn Arianrhod.
Thomas Harriot : a life in science / Robyn Arianrhod.
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Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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G 2019/2806
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English
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Physical content
viii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Harriot's London -- Sea fever -- The science of sea and sky -- Practical navigation (and why the winds blow) -- America at last -- Preparing for Virginia -- Roanoke Island -- After Roanoke -- War, and a new calendar -- New chances -- Setback -- Royal refraction -- Spirals and turmoil -- Changing of...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2019]
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"Thomas Harriot (1560-1621) was a pioneer in both the figurative and literal sense. Navigational adviser and loyal friend to Sir Walter Ralegh, Harriot took part in the first expedition to colonize Virginia. Not only was he responsible for getting Ralegh's ships safely to harbor in the New World, once there he became the first European to acquire a...
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Thomas Harriot : a life in science / Robyn Arianrhod.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2019
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G 2019/2806
Record Identifier
74VKVxvePgJy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxvePgJy
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ISBN
019027185X (hardback : alk. paper)
9780190271855 (hardback : alk. paper)
DDC
509.2
MMS ID
991024245916402626
