Navigation Through the Ages will appeal to sailors and lay readers alikeanyone with an interest in the history of science and the exploration of our world.

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Navigation Through the Ages book. This concise yet comprehensive volume from popular Sheridan House author Donald Launer begins with the impressive developments in navigation undertaken by early seafarers, and follows the art and science of navigation through the ages to Sailors have been navigating the seas for thousands of years, and navigational technology has progressed exponentially during that time.

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Navigation Through the Ages will appeal to sailors and lay readers alikeanyone with an interest in the history of science and the exploration of our world. Foreword Preface 1. Ancient Navigation 2. Navigation in the Middle Ages 3. The Age of Discovery 4. The Electronic Age 5. Navigation and the Environment 6. Emergency Signaling Index show more.

This concise yet comprehensive volume from popular Sheridan House author Donald Launer begins with the impressive developments in navigation undertaken by early seafarers, and follows the art and science of navigation through the ages to their culmination in the huge advances made by our contemporaries. Launer explores the navigational tools invented by each civilization, and includes generous illustrations to help readers envision the tools used.

Navigation Through the Ages. Walmart 9781574092783. This concise yet comprehensive volume from popular Sheridan House author Donald Launer begins with the impressive developments in navigation undertaken by early seafarers, and follows the art and science of navigation through the ages to their culmination in the huge advances made by our contemporaries.

Launer served as a television master control engineer at the American Broadcasting Co. for forty years

He was best known as a United States Coast Guard's licensed captain. Launer served as a television master control engineer at the American Broadcasting Co. for forty years. He obtained a commercial boat captain’s license from the United States Coast Guard. Launer worked as a water quality tester at the Alliance for a Living Ocean. In addition, he held the position of a lecturer to boating groups. Launer also served at the United States Army from 1944 till 1946, where he became a sergeant.

95, Sheridan House, In. 2009) author Donald Launer explores the art and science of navigation through the ages. He spans the timeline from the Polynesians to the Vikings who found their way from Scandinavia to England, Iceland, Greenland and beyond. Coast Guard captain’s license for more than 25 years and is the author of A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters, Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations, and Lessons from My Good Old Boat.

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9781574092783 Launer Navigational Tools & Traditions Navigation Through the Ages softcover 2009 Navigation Through the Ages. Navigation Through the Ages quantity. ISBN 10: 1574092782 ISBN 13: 9781574092783 Illustration: illus. Pages: 208 Published: 2009 Format: softcover Category: Navigational Tools & Traditions.

Launer, Navigation Through the Ages, 15. Bibliography. Jayasuriya,Shihan de Silva. The Portuguese in the East: A Cultural History of a Maritime Trading Empire. New York: Tauris Academic Studies, 2008. Navigation Through the Ages. New York: Sheridan House, In. 2009. Clark Northrup,Cynthia ed.