Navigation by Bennett, Jim -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Contents List of illustrations 1 Early navigational cultures

Navigation The shared sky The Mediterranean The Pacific Before the compass

2 Medieval and Renaissance learning and practice

The Indian Ocean and the Arabs The Chinese and the early compass Charting the Mediterranean Bearing and distance The challenge of the Atlantic

3 A mathematical science

The science of finding latitude A new projection, a new chart, and new instruments Magnetic variation The changing culture of navigation

4 Dead reckoning, longitude, and time

Latitude sailing and dead reckoning The problem of longitude Octant, sextant, and circle Lunar distances The chronometer method

5 The zenith of the mathematical seaman

Chronometers, sextants, or both? Spherical triangles and lines of position Dead reckoning Hydrography

6 The electronic age

Radio Inertial navigation and dead reckoning Satellites An international discipline e-Navigation

Glossary of terms Further reading Index Social media

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