Time and navigation : the untold story of getting from here to there / Andrew K. Johnston, Roger D....
Time and navigation : the untold story of getting from here to there / Andrew K. Johnston, Roger D....
Time and navigation : the untold story of getting from here to there / Andrew K. Johnston, Roger D. Connor, Carlene E. Stephens, Paul E. Ceruzzi.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books, [2015]
Call Numbers
GQ 2016/612
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
224 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Time and place connection -- Navigating at sea -- Navigating in the air -- Navigating in space -- Inventing satellite navigation -- Navigation for everyone -- Where are we headed?
Publication information
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books, [2015]
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
[2015]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. This surprising connection between time and place has been true for centuries and is now being explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the companion book to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name. This beautifully illustrated b...
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Full title
Time and navigation : the untold story of getting from here to there / Andrew K. Johnston, Roger D. Connor, Carlene E. Stephens, Paul E. Ceruzzi.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (page 214) and index.
Audience note
Adult.
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Date Copyright
©2015.
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Call Numbers
GQ 2016/612
Record Identifier
74VKzbaQj3xb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzbaQj3xb
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1588344916
9781588344915
DDC
629.04/509
MMS ID
991023565279702626
