Seventeenth century practical mathematics: navigation by greenvill collins
Auteur :
Hughes, Paul
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367620448
Date de publication :
29 sept. 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
526 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Greenvill Collins’s biography, on marine navigation, is aimed at cartographers. Through Arctic shipwreck, Dutch and Spanish charts, Collins evolved a Prime Meridian through London. Kings Charles and James supported Collins’s British coast survey and William its publication.