Richard Dunn: Navigational Instruments

Cover: 9780747815068 | Navigational Instruments | Richard Dunn | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den 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.

Zusammenfassung

This volume examines navigational instruments over the last 500 years and their use by explorers, the Merchant and Royal navies and modern seafarers.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Getting About on the Water / The Basic Tools / Going Further / The Longitude Found / The Age of Measurement / The Radio Revolution / Navigation in the Satellite Age / Further Reading / Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Genre:	Sport
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Wassersport& Segeln
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780747815068
ISBN-10:	0747815062
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Dunn, Richard
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	211 x 146 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Richard Dunn
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.05.2016
Gewicht:	0,181 kg