Navigational Enterprises in Europe and its Empires, 1730–1850
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History, European General
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137520647 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | February 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137520647 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | February 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
