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Navigational Instruments (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780747815068)
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xWith over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history. As seafarers attempted longer and longer voyages from the sixteenth century onwards in search of profit and new lands, the tools of navigation became ever more sophisticated.
The development of instruments over the last five hundred years has seen some revolutionary changes, spurred on by the threat of disaster at sea and the possibility of huge rewards from successful voyages. As this book shows, the solution of the infamous longitude problem, the extraordinary impact of satellite positioning, and other advances in navigation have successfully brought together seafarers, artisans, and scientists in search of better ways of getting from A to B and back again.Author: Richard Dunn
ISBN-10: 0747815062
ISBN-13: 9780747815068
Publisher: Shire Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/24/2016
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 0.30d
By Richard Dunn
xRichard Dunn is currently senior curator and head of science and technology at the National Maritime Museum, having worked there since 2004, predominantly as curator of the history of navigation. His publications include The Telescope: A Short History and Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude (with Rebekah Higgitt).
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