The History of Navigation
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Today travellers by land, sea and air take accurate navigation for granted but it was not always thus. The author, a highly experienced sailor, sets out to record the development of navigational techniques from the earliest time, five millenniums ago. As explorers started to venture offshore into the unknown they had to rely on the sun and stars for direction. From this pioneers turned to mathematics, astrolobes, sextants and increasing accurate...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:152673169X
ISBN13:9781526731692
Release Date:November 2018
Publisher:Pen and Sword Maritime
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"
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