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| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| ISBN 13 | 9780747815068 |
| Book Description | 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. |
| Editorial Review | Good things often come in small packages, and Richard Dunn's Navigational Instruments is one of those. - Soundings |
| About the Author | Richard 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, and his publications include The Telescope: A Short History and Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude (with Rebekah Higgitt). |
| Language | English |
| Author | Dr. Richard Dunn |
| Publication Date | 24 May 2016 |
| Number of Pages | 80 |
Navigational Instruments Paperback English by Dr. Richard Dunn - 24 May 2016
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