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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 clocks to measure latitude and later longitude. Mor...Show more
Book details
ISBN
9781526731692
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Published year
2018
Language
Edition
1
Original title
The History of Navigation
Format
Hardcover
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