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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: history of celestial navigation
    sub title: rise of the Royal Observatory and nautical almanacs
  name:
    name part: Seidelmann, P. Kenneth.
  name:
    name part: Hohenkerk, C. Y.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: sz
    date issued: 2020
    copyright date: 2020
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xvii, 332 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
  abstract: This edited volume charts the history of celestial navigation over the course of five centuries. Written by a group of historians and scientists, it analyzes how competing navigation systems, technologies and institutions emerged and developed, with a focus on the major players in the United States and the United Kingdom. The history covers the founding of the Royal Observatory, the first printing of a nautical almanac, the founding of the US and UK Nautical Almanac Offices, the creation of international standards for reference systems and astronomical constants and the impact of 20th century technology on the field, among other topics. Additionally, the volume analyzes the present role and status of celestial navigation, particularly with respect to modern radio and satellite navigation systems. With its diverse authorship and nontechnical language, this book will appeal to any reader interested in the history of science, technology, astronomy and navigation over the ages.
  note: P. Kenneth Seidelmann, Catherine Y. Hohenkerk, editors.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: e-sz---
  subject:
    topic: Nautical astronomy
    topic: History
  classification: VK549 .H57 2020
  classification: 520
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Historical & cultural astronomy
  identifier: 9783030436308
  identifier: 3030436306
  record info:
    record content source: OHX
    record creation date: 200411
    record change date: 20210422112807.0
    record identifier: in00004418610