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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 US and the UK...

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Other Authors: Seidelmann, P. Kenneth., Hohenkerk, C. Y., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Cham : 2020.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Series: Historical & cultural astronomy.
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