num_pages: 222
description: Taking the Stars: Celestial Navigation from Argonauts to Astronauts is the definitive study of the evolution of celestial navigation instruments from the ancient kamal to the modern-day global positioning systems. Taking the Stars is written in a style suitable for the backyard navigator or the scholar and features "how to" sidebars explaining the proper use of the instruments discussed in the book.
language: English
title: Taking the Stars: Celestial Navigation from Argonauts to Astronauts
titlecomplete: Taking the Stars: Celestial Navigation from Argonauts to Astronauts
ratings_count: 3
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Science
publisher: Krieger Pub Co