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With it you'll finally understand the why of wayfinding.

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Denny, a theoretical physicist and prolific author, impresses his audience with the immense knowledge and effort that has been expended in developing methods for people to navigate from place to place. Choice

Table of Contents

Acknowledgment
Introduction: Point of Departure
First Quadrant: Geodesy
1. Earth and Its Orbit
2. Shaping the Earth
Second Quadrant: Cartography
3. Surveying
4. Mapmaking
Third Quadrant: Early Exploration and Navigation
5. Early Explorers, Basic Tools
6. Europe Discovers the World
Fourth Quadrant: Navigation in Modern Times
7. The Age of Sail and Steam
8. The Electronic Age
Conclusion: Nature's Navigators
Technical Appendix
Annotated Bibliography
Index

The Science of Navigation

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 24/08/2012
      ISBN13: 9781421405117, 978-1421405117
      ISBN10: 1421405113
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      With it you'll finally understand the why of wayfinding.

      Trade Review
      Denny, a theoretical physicist and prolific author, impresses his audience with the immense knowledge and effort that has been expended in developing methods for people to navigate from place to place. Choice

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgment
      Introduction: Point of Departure
      First Quadrant: Geodesy
      1. Earth and Its Orbit
      2. Shaping the Earth
      Second Quadrant: Cartography
      3. Surveying
      4. Mapmaking
      Third Quadrant: Early Exploration and Navigation
      5. Early Explorers, Basic Tools
      6. Europe Discovers the World
      Fourth Quadrant: Navigation in Modern Times
      7. The Age of Sail and Steam
      8. The Electronic Age
      Conclusion: Nature's Navigators
      Technical Appendix
      Annotated Bibliography
      Index

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