NATS 1745 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Cloudesley Shovell, Centaurus A, Astronomical Object

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October 22 1707 - 18 british warships, heading by the association; the great flagship of admiral sir. Cloudesley shovell, was struggling to bring his fleet home. Image 157: hailey"s comet (1986) centaurus a, was the first celestial object to be ensnared by newton"s law of gravity. Two years before the loss of hms association, edmund hailey predicted that this comet would return every 76 years. Image 156: britain flagship wreck hms association was a matter of considerable gravity to the british navy. Better astronomical techniques could have prevented this tragedy. 1714 - parliament appointed a panel included two astronomers: sir isaac newton and edmund hailey. They believed astronomy is the key to navigating around the planet. You can find your position north or south of the equator simply by checking the height of the pole star at night, as navigators have known since before the dawn of history.

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