Author: Alan StimsonPublisher: UC Biblioteca Geral 1
ISBN:
Category : Astrolabes
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Mariner's Astrolabe. A Survey of 48 Surviving Examples
Author: Alan StimsonPublisher: UC Biblioteca Geral 1
ISBN:
Category : Astrolabes
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Mariner's Astrolabe
Author: A StimsonPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004616845
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
With a historical introduction and detailed descriptions of 65 mariner's astrolabes. All astrolabes described are illustrated on full pages.
The Mariner's Astrolabe
Author: Alan StimsonA Tenth Mariner's Astrolabe
Author: David Watkin WatersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astrolabes
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
The Sea Or Mariner's Astrolabe
Author: David W. WatersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astrolabes
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Sextants at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astr 1abes, Cross-staffs, Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles and Artificial Horizons in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Author: W.F.J. Mörzer BruynsPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191608904
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Sextants at Greenwich consists of two main sections: The introductory chapters and the catalogue of navigating instruments of the National Maritime Museum. The first section gives a general overview of the history of celestial navigation with an emphasis on the instruments that were developed and used for that purpose, between about 1450 and the 1970s. The instruments in the catalogue form the main thread in these chapters. The catalogue consists of 347 entries of instruments for celestial navigation, the octants, sextants and related instruments preserved in the National Maritime Museum. Each entry includes the place of the object's origin, its maker, the object's date, inscriptions (by the maker and/or relating to an owner), the graduated scale, the instrument's dimensions and a general description that includes details such as used materials and detached parts. Finally the object's provenance (previous owners and/or users) and references to literature on its history and handling are given.
A Treatise on the Astrolabe
Author: Geoffrey ChaucerThe Sea and Civilization
Author: Lincoln PainePublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101970359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of the sea—revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s waterways, bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most human. The Sea and Civilization is a mesmerizing, rhapsodic narrative of maritime enterprise, from the origins of long-distance migration to the great seafaring cultures of antiquity; from Song Dynasty human-powered paddle-boats to aircraft carriers and container ships. Lincoln Paine takes the reader on an intellectual adventure casting the world in a new light, in which the sea reigns supreme. Above all, Paine makes clear how the rise and fall of civilizations can be linked to the sea. An accomplishment of both great sweep and illuminating detail, The Sea and Civilization is a stunning work of history.
The Planispheric Astrolabe
Author: National Maritime Museum (Great Britain). Dept. of Navigation and AstronomyPublisher:
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Category : Astrolabes
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Taking the Stars
Author: Peter IflandPublisher: Krieger Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This text focuses on the history of the development of hand-held celestial navigation instruments, offering descriptions of the tools used. It also includes a glossary of technical terms.