William Morrow Paperbacks, 2014. — 384 p. — ISBN: 978-0062279354. In the tradition of Dava Sobel's Longitude comes this dramatic tale of invention and discovery—an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and to the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world.Barrie takes readers straight to the helm of some of...
Fernhurst Books, 2018. — 200 p. We all rely on charts to navigate at sea – but are we missing essential information? A mass of data is included on each chart and deciphering the many symbols and abbreviations can be complicated. The accuracy of some charted depths can be trusted entirely while others should be treated with caution. This book will tell you where to find and how...
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. — 434 p. This book is about our three-thousand-year-long journey from navigational infancy (setting out from a harbor in a sailing craft, navigating by the Pole Star and landmarks) to maturity (setting out from Times Square in a cab, navigating by GPS). It describes not only the astounding feats of seamanship and of determination in...
Shirebooks, 2016. — 80 p. 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...
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 2003. — 299 p. — ISBN: 1574091697. We are living in an age where a single idea can change traditional methods, transform whole industries overnight, and open the door to possibilities that were beyond our dreams only a short time ago. Such is the case with the Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS has trans-lormed navigation. Today, with an...
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