Sextants at Greenwich Sextants at Greenwich

Sextants at Greenwich

A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astrolabes Cross-staffs, Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles and Artificial Horizons in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

W.F.J. M?rzer Bruyns & Richard Dunn
    • 249,99 €
    • 249,99 €

Description de l’éditeur

This book describes the history and development of navigating instruments. Before satellites these were used to measure the altitude of the sun and stars above the horizon, to determine the ship's position at sea. The book also contains a catalogue of 347 mariner's astrolabes, cross-staffs, backstaffs, and octants, sextants and artificial horizons.

GENRE
Science et nature
SORTIE
2009
25 juin
LANGUE
EN
Anglais
LONGUEUR
336
Pages
ÉDITIONS
OUP Oxford
TAILLE
61,7
Mo

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