Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1588344916 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Complicated subject made understandable" according to Gitte. Good book for anyone interested in accurate time-keeping.. Four Stars Fun but a little over simplified.. Five Stars Amazon Customer Very detailed history of navigation.
Time and Navigation tells the story of navigation to help us understand where we have been and how we got there so that we can understand where we are going.. Scientists and engineers applied these technologies to navigation on earth to develop space-based time and navigation services such as GPS that is used every day by people from all walks of life.While the history of navigation is one of constant change and innovation, it is also one of remarkable continuity. These forms of navigation were extended and enhanced when explorers began guiding spacecraft into space and across the solar system. World War II led to the development of new flight technologies, notably radio navigation, since celestial navigation was not suited for all-weather military operations. Pioneering seafarers in the Age of Exploration used dead reckoning and celest
. The 232 full-color and black-and-white illustrations consist of scores of photos, maps, and drawings. VERDICT Making a complex topic accessible to lay people, this title is a must-have for libraries serving general adult populations.—Jennifer Prince, Buncombe Cty. The first section describes these various clocks and the development of the ability to chart a course using longitude, which would enable transoceanic sailing. Prendergast, University of South Alabama. LIBRARY JOURNALThis companion to an exhibit of the same name at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is a slim but impressive volume. All levels. Johnston, a geographer at the museum, and curators Roger D. Stephens (timekeeping), and Paul E. The emphasis is on the importance of time in establishing position. (May)CHOICEThis handsome, oversize volume covers the history of navigation in sea, air, and space,
CONNOR is curator of instruments and avionics at the National Air and Space Museum. STEPHENS is the curator of timekeeping at the National Museum of American History. CARLENE E. ANDREW K. CERUZZI is the curator of aerospace electronics and computing at the National Air and Space Museum.The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum possesses one of the largest collections of aviation and space artifacts in the world. ROGER D. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American His