Archive for the ‘science’ Category
The Royal Observatory
17Oct07
Charles II appointed the astronomer John Flamsted to the Royal Observatory in 1675 to work on the problem of accurate navigation whilst at sea. For his trouble he was rewarded with the sum of £100 per year. The issue was that the British empire at the time was loosing a high number of ships because [...]
Filed under: science | Leave a Comment
Tags: astronomy navigation observatory british
May 2012 M T W T F S S « Mar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Categories
-
del.icio.us
Tags
astronomy navigation observatory british dunning kruger psychology facebook flickr browsing web photos pictures general induction wordpress opensource resuse languages localise plan programing rails rest star tech iphone travel theme threshold money value spending tips health weight obesity advice welcome
