Paul Hughes

Seventeenth Century Practical Mathematics (eBook, ePUB)

Navigation by Greenvill Collins

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000457681
• Artikelnr.: 62515298

Autorenporträt

With a PhD in engineering the master mariner, Paul Hughes provides marine consultancy to shipping, oil majors and port authorities. His publications in hydrography range from charts and tidal prediction through sailing directions.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Navigation and seamanship 3. Sailing-master making 4.
Sights ashore 5. Curriculum to survey 6. Surveying 7. Dedicatees and
subscribers 8. Atlas manufacture 9. Matter bound and unbound 10. Pilot
influence 1. Yacht squadron leader 12. Conclusion

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1. Introduction 2. Navigation and seamanship 3. Sailing-master making 4. Sights ashore 5. Curriculum to survey 6. Surveying 7. Dedicatees and subscribers 8. Atlas manufacture 9. Matter bound and unbound 10. Pilot influence 1. Yacht squadron leader 12. Conclusion