Navigation Through the Ages

Sailors have been navigating the seas for thousands of years, and navigational technology has progressed exponentially during that time. This concise yet comprehensive volume begins with the impressive developments in navigation made by early navigators and follows the art and science of navigation through the ages to their culmination in the huge advances made by our contemporaries.
Navigation Through the Ages will appeal to sailors and lay readers alike—anyone with an interest in the history of science and the exploration of our world.
PB 192 pages.