Tracks in the sea: matthew fontaine maury and the mapping of the oceans
Auteur :
Hearn, Chester G.
Éditeur :
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
ISBN :
9780071427906
Date de publication :
15 sept. 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
432 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Voyages in the early 1800s were risky endeavours. Navigation was uncertain. Chronometers were a new technology. This work captures a chapter in the history of seafaring - the mapping of the ocean by Matthew Fontaine Maury, the father of modern navigation and ocean science.