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OverviewWith 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Dunn (Royal Museums Greenwich, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Shire Publications Volume: 820 Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9780747815068ISBN 10: 0747815062 Pages: 80 Publication Date: 19 May 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsGood things often come in small packages, and Richard Dunn's Navigational Instruments is one of those. - Soundings -Good things often come in small packages, and Richard Dunn's Navigational Instruments is one of those.- - Soundings Good things often come in small packages, and Richard Dunn s Navigational Instruments is one of those. - Soundings Good things often come in small packages, and Richard Dunn s <i>Navigational Instruments</i> is one of those. - <i>Soundings</i> Good things often come in small packages, and Richard Dunn's Navigational Instruments is one of those. - Soundings Good things often come in small packages, and Richard Dunn s Navigational Instruments is one of those. - Soundings -Good things often come in small packages, and Richard Dunn's Navigational Instruments is one of those.- - Soundings Good things often come in small packages, and Richard Dunn's Navigational Instruments is one of those. - Soundings Author InformationRichard 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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