Navigational enterprises in Europe and its empires 1730-1850 / edited by Richard Dunn and Rebekah Higgitt.

This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use depend...

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Weitere Verfasser: Dunn, Richard, 1966- (HerausgeberIn), Higgitt, Rebekah (HerausgeberIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.
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Zusammenfassung:This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use dependent on many competing factors.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 259 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781137520647
1137520647
9781137520630
1137520639
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Sprache:English.