The science of navigation :: from dead reckoning to GPS /
Overview: In today's world of online maps and travel directions delivered wirelessly to hand-held devices, getting from place to place requires little thought from most of us-which is a good thing, since accurate navigation can be tricky. Get your bearings with Mark Denny-an expert at explainin...
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Zusammenfassung: | Overview: In today's world of online maps and travel directions delivered wirelessly to hand-held devices, getting from place to place requires little thought from most of us-which is a good thing, since accurate navigation can be tricky. Get your bearings with Mark Denny-an expert at explaining scientific concepts in non-technical language-in this all-encompassing look at the history and science of navigation. Denny's tour kicks off with key facts about the earth and how its physical properties affect travel. He discusses cartography and early mapmakers, revealing fascinating tidbits such as how changes over time of the direction of true north, as well as of magnetic north, impacted navigation. Denny details the evolution of navigation from the days of coastal piloting to GPS and other modern-day technologies. He explains the scientific breakthroughs in accessible, amusing terms and provides an insightful look at their effects on societies, cultures, and human advancement. Throughout, Denny frames the long history of navigation with amazing tales of such people as Pytheas, an ancient Greek navigator, and Sir Francis Drake and of such discoveries as the magnetic compass and radio direction finding. Whether you have an interest in orienteering and geocaching or want to know more about the critical role navigation has played in human survival and progress since ancient people learned to use lodestones, The Science of Navigation is for you. With it you'll finally understand the why of wayfinding. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781421405605 1421405601 |
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contents | Acknowledgments -- 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: Age of sail and steam -- 8: Electronic age -- Conclusion: Nature's navigators -- Technical appendix -- Annotated bibliography -- Index. |
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spelling | Denny, Mark, 1953- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjGb3KdcbPd6XkKByBFKr3 The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS / Mark Denny. From dead reckoning to GPS Baltimore : John Hopkins University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Acknowledgments -- 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: Age of sail and steam -- 8: Electronic age -- Conclusion: Nature's navigators -- Technical appendix -- Annotated bibliography -- Index. Overview: In today's world of online maps and travel directions delivered wirelessly to hand-held devices, getting from place to place requires little thought from most of us-which is a good thing, since accurate navigation can be tricky. Get your bearings with Mark Denny-an expert at explaining scientific concepts in non-technical language-in this all-encompassing look at the history and science of navigation. Denny's tour kicks off with key facts about the earth and how its physical properties affect travel. He discusses cartography and early mapmakers, revealing fascinating tidbits such as how changes over time of the direction of true north, as well as of magnetic north, impacted navigation. Denny details the evolution of navigation from the days of coastal piloting to GPS and other modern-day technologies. He explains the scientific breakthroughs in accessible, amusing terms and provides an insightful look at their effects on societies, cultures, and human advancement. Throughout, Denny frames the long history of navigation with amazing tales of such people as Pytheas, an ancient Greek navigator, and Sir Francis Drake and of such discoveries as the magnetic compass and radio direction finding. Whether you have an interest in orienteering and geocaching or want to know more about the critical role navigation has played in human survival and progress since ancient people learned to use lodestones, The Science of Navigation is for you. With it you'll finally understand the why of wayfinding. Print version record. English. Navigation History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090427 Maps. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080858 Cartography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85020515 Geodesy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85053969 Maps as Topic https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008377 Navigation Histoire. Cartes géographiques. Cartographie. Géodésie. geodesy. aat cartography (discipline) aat TRANSPORTATION Navigation. bisacsh Cartography fast Geodesy fast Maps fast Navigation fast Electronic books. History fast has work: The science of navigation (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFBQ9HQWfy6dQqG78t4qjP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Denny, Mark, 1953- Science of navigation. Baltimore : John Hopkins University Press, 2012 9781421405117 (DLC) 2011037777 (OCoLC)756767605 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=597707 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Denny, Mark, 1953- The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS / Acknowledgments -- 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: Age of sail and steam -- 8: Electronic age -- Conclusion: Nature's navigators -- Technical appendix -- Annotated bibliography -- Index. Navigation History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090427 Maps. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080858 Cartography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85020515 Geodesy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85053969 Maps as Topic https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008377 Navigation Histoire. Cartes géographiques. Cartographie. Géodésie. geodesy. aat cartography (discipline) aat TRANSPORTATION Navigation. bisacsh Cartography fast Geodesy fast Maps fast Navigation fast |
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title | The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS / |
title_alt | From dead reckoning to GPS |
title_auth | The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS / |
title_exact_search | The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS / |
title_full | The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS / Mark Denny. |
title_fullStr | The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS / Mark Denny. |
title_full_unstemmed | The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS / Mark Denny. |
title_short | The science of navigation : |
title_sort | science of navigation from dead reckoning to gps |
title_sub | from dead reckoning to GPS / |
topic | Navigation History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090427 Maps. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080858 Cartography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85020515 Geodesy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85053969 Maps as Topic https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008377 Navigation Histoire. Cartes géographiques. Cartographie. Géodésie. geodesy. aat cartography (discipline) aat TRANSPORTATION Navigation. bisacsh Cartography fast Geodesy fast Maps fast Navigation fast |
topic_facet | Navigation History. Maps. Cartography. Geodesy. Maps as Topic Navigation Histoire. Cartes géographiques. Cartographie. Géodésie. geodesy. cartography (discipline) TRANSPORTATION Navigation. Cartography Geodesy Maps Navigation Electronic books. History |
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