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A History of Marine Navigation with a Chapter on Modern Developments

A History of Marine Navigation with a Chapter on Modern Developments

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A History of Marine Navigation with a Chapter on Modern Developments

by MAY, W. E. & Holder, Leonard Capt

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9780854291434
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G. T. Foulis, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 1973. First Edition. Blue Vinyl. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. XVI, 280 pages, includes bibliography, index. Text illustrated with line drawings, reproductions of maps, and black-and-white photographs (a total of 118 illustrations). Decorated dust jacket. The top edge of the text block is foxed. The creases of the dust jacket are slack, and the top edge of the dust jacket has a 1.25 inch tear at the top right-hand corner of the rear panel nearest the spine. The . "This book, describing the development of marine navigation from the earliest times to the present day, is written by a specialist for the delight of the layman and the appreciation of the sailor. The author first presents as a sink history of navigation, outlining the constant flow of new methods, new instruments, and new practices. Succeeding chapters deal in depth with crucial aspects of navigation, such as Direction, Speed and Distance, Instrument for Measuring Altitude, and Charts and Sailing Directions. His book, profusely illustrated with half tones and line drawings, also includes a chapter on modern developments especially written by Capt Leonard Holder, lecturer in navigation of the Liverpool Polytechnic College Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Ships & the Sea; ISBN: 0854291431. ISBN/EAN: 9780854291434. Inventory No: 0211525. . 9780854291434

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Bookseller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
0211525
Title
A History of Marine Navigation with a Chapter on Modern Developments
Author
MAY, W. E. & Holder, Leonard Capt
Illustrator
Photographic
Format/Binding
Blue Vinyl
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0854291431
ISBN 13
9780854291434
Publisher
G. T. Foulis
Place of Publication
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Date Published
1973
Keywords
BZDB2 sailing, Navigation Ships & the Sea; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0854291431 EAN: 9780854291434 MAY, W. E. & Holder, Leonard Capt. A History of Marine Navigation with a Chapter on Modern Developments

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