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Book Title
History of Navigation
Publication Name
The History of Navigation
Title
The History of Navigation
Author
Dag Pike
Format
Hardcover
EAN
9781526731692
ISBN
9781526731692
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
Genre
Transportation, History
Topic
Aviation / General, Maritime History & Piracy, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Release Year
2018
Release Date
05/11/2018
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Item Height
234mm
Item Length
9.2in
Publication Year
2018
Item Width
6in
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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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. More recently major breakthroughs with electronic navigation, GPS and other satellite systems have revolutionised travel. Focusing primarily but not exclusively on marine navigation, the author weaves a fascinating course through the successes and failures of mankind's quest to explore his world. The result is a thoroughly entertaining and informative work which has no rival.

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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
152673169x
ISBN-13
9781526731692
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038540311

Product Key Features

Book Title
History of Navigation
Author
Dag Pike
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Aviation / General, Maritime History & Piracy, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6in

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Vk549
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"The History of Navigation presents a concise overview of navigation at sea. Pike, a maritime writer with a lengthy maritime career, examines many aspects of ocean travel, including weather, oceanography, charting, routing, and buoyage, as well as various methods for marine navigation, such as celestial, electronic, terrestrial, and satellite. While the text offers a strong introduction to each of these topics, a reader seeking more detail will need to consult tomes such as Nathaniel Bowditch's The American Practical Navigator. Pike's effort combines aspects of history and navigation technology from the era of sailing ships to the modern day. The book's index is thorough, but inclusion of a reference section would have been helpful for a reader looking for additional resources. An overview of maritime resource management--a safety training program for maritime personnel--and coverage of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems in the chapter on "The Human Element" would have enhanced this book's utility. Overall, this is a useful introductory volume for maritime studies and nautical science programs.Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and two-year technical program students; general readersand professionals.", reads well, is concise, maintains the interest of the reader and includes just enough personal touch to "not" make you feel that it is an autobiography.
Copyright Date
2018
Dewey Decimal
623.8909
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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