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The Best American Science Writing 2010 (2010)

by Jerome Groopman(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061852511 (ISBN13: 9780061852510)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Ecco

review 1: Quote : "The gnomon is simply a straight pole, set vertically in a flat, level patch of ground open to the sun's rays. When during each day the gnomon's shadow is shortest, that is noon. At noon the gnomon's shadow anywhere in the latitude of Greece or Mesopotamia points due north, so all the points of the compass can be permanently and accurately marked out on the ground around the gnomon. Watching the shadow from day to day, one can note the days when the noon shadow is shortest or longest. That is the summer or the winter solstice. From the length of the noon shadow at the summer solstice one can calculate the latitude. The shadow at sunset points somewhat south of east in the spring and summer, and somewhat north of east in the fall and winter; when the shadow at... more sunset points due east, that is the spring or fall equinox."When and where were the first humans to comprehend gnomon technology?Did the Jomon know gnomon when the became the world's first potters?
review 2: They have done it again! The editors have picked great science stories that touch on many parts of the technological world we live in. I have never been disappointed in any of their books and this year’s book is no exception. The articles and stories cover many different scientific fields and are important to understanding today’s changing knowledge base. From bees to stars, science writers to true grit! These books should be required reading for everyone. Two thumbs up… less

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