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The lost art of finding our way [[electronic resource] /] / John Edward Huth
The lost art of finding our way [[electronic resource] /] / John Edward Huth
Autore Huth John Edward
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (544 p.)
Disciplina 629.04/509
Soggetto topico Navigation - History
Naval art and science - History
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-674-07481-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Before the Bubble -- 2. Maps in the Mind -- 3. On Being Lost -- 4. Dead Reckoning -- 5. Urban Myths of Navigation -- 6. Maps and Compasses -- 7. Stars -- 8. The Sun and the Moon -- 9. Where Heaven Meets Earth -- 10. Latitude and Longitude -- 11. Red Sky at Night -- 12. Reading the Waves -- 13. Soundings and Tides -- 14. Currents and Gyres -- 15. Speed and Stability of Hulls -- 16. Against the Wind -- 17. Fellow Wanderers -- 18. Baintabu's Story -- Appendix 1: Major Star Coordinates and Mapping onto Earth -- Appendix 2: Some Significant Events in Latitude and Longitude -- Appendix 3: Toledo Tables -- Appendix 4: Sailing Capabilities in Baintabu's Story -- Glossary -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910462662003321
Huth John Edward  
Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press, 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The lost art of finding our way [[electronic resource] /] / John Edward Huth
The lost art of finding our way [[electronic resource] /] / John Edward Huth
Autore Huth John Edward
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (544 p.)
Disciplina 629.04/509
Soggetto topico Navigation - History
Naval art and science - History
ISBN 0-674-07481-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- 1. Before the Bubble -- 2. Maps in the Mind -- 3. On Being Lost -- 4. Dead Reckoning -- 5. Urban Myths of Navigation -- 6. Maps and Compasses -- 7. Stars -- 8. The Sun and the Moon -- 9. Where Heaven Meets Earth -- 10. Latitude and Longitude -- 11. Red Sky at Night -- 12. Reading the Waves -- 13. Soundings and Tides -- 14. Currents and Gyres -- 15. Speed and Stability of Hulls -- 16. Against the Wind -- 17. Fellow Wanderers -- 18. Baintabu's Story -- Appendix 1: Major Star Coordinates and Mapping onto Earth -- Appendix 2: Some Significant Events in Latitude and Longitude -- Appendix 3: Toledo Tables -- Appendix 4: Sailing Capabilities in Baintabu's Story -- Glossary -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910787679003321
Huth John Edward  
Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press, 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The lost art of finding our way / / John Edward Huth
The lost art of finding our way / / John Edward Huth
Autore Huth John Edward
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (544 p.)
Disciplina 629.04/509
Soggetto topico Navigation - History
Naval art and science - History
ISBN 0-674-07481-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- 1. Before the Bubble -- 2. Maps in the Mind -- 3. On Being Lost -- 4. Dead Reckoning -- 5. Urban Myths of Navigation -- 6. Maps and Compasses -- 7. Stars -- 8. The Sun and the Moon -- 9. Where Heaven Meets Earth -- 10. Latitude and Longitude -- 11. Red Sky at Night -- 12. Reading the Waves -- 13. Soundings and Tides -- 14. Currents and Gyres -- 15. Speed and Stability of Hulls -- 16. Against the Wind -- 17. Fellow Wanderers -- 18. Baintabu's Story -- Appendix 1: Major Star Coordinates and Mapping onto Earth -- Appendix 2: Some Significant Events in Latitude and Longitude -- Appendix 3: Toledo Tables -- Appendix 4: Sailing Capabilities in Baintabu's Story -- Glossary -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910809578603321
Huth John Edward  
Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press, 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui