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Dunn, Richard

 
9780747815068: Navigational Instruments: 820 (Shire Library)
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ISBN 10: 0747815062 ISBN 13: 9780747815068
Editorial: Shire Publications, 2016

Sinopsis

With 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.

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Acerca del autor

Trained as a historian of science, Richard Dunn has published widely on subjects including astrology, navigation, scientific instruments and museums. He is currently affiliated with the Science Museum, London, UK, having previously worked as a Curator of the History of Navigation at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

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Editorial
Shire Publications
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0747815062
ISBN 13 
9780747815068
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
80
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