Navigation through the ages
By: Donald Launer.
Publisher: Sheridan House
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dobbs Ferry, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781574092783
Subjects: Navigation -- History; Nautical instruments -- History
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient navigation skills; title: The concept of latitude and longitude; title: Sailing a latitude; title: The early Pacific navigators; title: The Vikings; title: The Arabs' Kamal; title: The lead line; title: Navigation techniques in the middle ages; title: Dead reckoning; title: China's contribution to navigation; title: The compass; title: Our magnetic earth; title: The astrolabe; title: The quadrant; title: The cross-staff; title: The back-staff; title: The ring and geometrical square; title: The age of discovery; title: Charts; title: Keeping time; title: Time and longitude; title: The octant; title: The sextant; title: Measuring speed and distance; title: The log book; title: Telescopes and binoculars; title: The electronic age; title: Electronic depth-sounders; title: Bathymetric navigation; title: Marine radio communications; title: Radar; title: Early electronic navigation systems; title: Loran (LF, A, B, C, D, F, and eLoran); title: The flux-gate compass; title: Satellites and today's sailor; title: GPS, DGPS, and WAAS; title: GPS chart-plotters; title: Wireless navigation instruments; title: Anchor lights; title: Navigation and the environment; title: In the fog; title: Tides; title: The wind; title: Currents; title: Emergency signaling; title: The VHF-FM marine band and cell-phones; title: The EPIRB, PLB, & SART; title: Man-overboard electronics; title: Conclusion.