Taking the Stars: Celestial Navigation from Argonauts to Astronauts

by Peter Ifland

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This text focuses on the history of the development of hand-held celestial navigation instruments, offering descriptions of the tools used. It also includes a glossary of technical terms.

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Nonfiction, Science & Nature, History, Technology
DDC/MDS
527Natural sciences & mathematicsAstronomyCelestial navigation
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VK573 .I34Naval ScienceNavigation. Merchant marineNavigation. Merchant marineNautical instruments

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