Description |
224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 214) and index. |
Contents |
Time and place connection -- Navigating at sea -- Navigating in the air -- Navigating in space -- Inventing satellite navigation -- Navigation for everyone -- Where are we headed? |
Summary |
"If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. This surprising connection between time and place has been true for centuries and is now being explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the companion book to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name. This beautifully illustrated book covers five major periods of navigation history ... Time and Navigation is a comprehensive exploration of the history of navigation technology and its social implications. It helps us understand where we have been and how we got there so that we can understand where we are going"--Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Navigation.
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Navigation (Aeronautics)
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Time -- Systems and standards.
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Nautical astronomy.
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Mobile geographic information systems.
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Added Author |
Johnston, Andrew J., author.
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Connor, Roger, author.
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Stephens, Carlene E., 1949- author.
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Ceruzzi, Paul E., author.
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Added Title |
untold story of getting from here to there |
ISBN |
9781588344915 |
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1588344916 |
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