Navigational Enterprises in Europe and Its Empires, 1730-1850 |
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| Editor:
| Higgitt, Rebekah
Dunn, Richard
Loparo, Kenneth A. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-52064-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $100.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.