tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665342107723336257.post6009160606622016224..comments2023-02-13T03:38:13.649-05:00Comments on LaMarotte: The AstrolabeADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665342107723336257.post-42034449842531924562011-09-03T12:25:55.291-04:002011-09-03T12:25:55.291-04:00Great book, Longitude. I've read -- indeed I t...Great book, <em>Longitude</em>. I've read -- indeed I thought I owned it, but a huge search hasn't produced it yet. An equally good book is David S. Landes' <em>Revolution in Time</em> which tells that story too but more generall covers the history of clocks. Expect to mention John Harrison in the next astrolabe post on...longitude, of course.ADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665342107723336257.post-9365411794998937462011-09-03T10:38:24.078-04:002011-09-03T10:38:24.078-04:00Oooh, good post! I did a smidge of web surfing on ...Oooh, good post! I did a smidge of web surfing on the topic after our nautical adventure. It was pretty easy to see why the mariner's astrolabe was extremely useful, and why it was later replaced with assorted quadrants that were more accurate under ocean-going conditions.<br /><br />The whole topic has inspired me to put in a request at the library a book that I meant to read when it came out back in 1995, "Longitude: the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time" by Dava Sobel. I remember browsing a few bits of it when I worked at the Nature Company store in Ghiradelli Square and being really interested. But I never quite got around to picking it up.Patioboaterhttp://patioboat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665342107723336257.post-42123672060277006372011-09-02T17:37:53.162-04:002011-09-02T17:37:53.162-04:00Thank you, thank you. I now fully understand and ...Thank you, thank you. I now fully understand and feel ready to navigate the oceans with this device.<br />What occurred to me is how, among those 1000 uses, the AL could help us find the one we really need just now: to safely navigate the stormy economic waters and reach the safe shores of employment growth.Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002034412151764344noreply@blogger.com