The History of Celestial Navigation Rise of the Royal Observatory an
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 fo
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P. Kenneth Seidelmann Catherine Y. Hohenkerk Editors
The History of Celestial Navigation Rise of the Royal Observatory and Nautical Almanacs
Historical & Cultural Astronomy
Series Editor:
W. ORCHISTON, Adjunct Professor, Astrophysics Group, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia ([email protected]) M. ROTHENBERG, Smithsonian Institution (retired), Rockville, MD, USA C. CUNNINGHAM, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Editorial Board:
JAMES EVANS, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, USA MILLER GOSS, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, USA DUANE HAMACHER, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia JAMES LEQUEUX, Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France SIMON MITTON, St. Edmund’s College Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK CLIVE RUGGLES, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK VIRGINIA TRIMBLE, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA GUDRUN WOLFSCHMIDT, Institute for History of Science and Technology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany TRUDY BELL, Sky & Telescope, Lakewood, OH, USA
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P. Kenneth Seidelmann • Catherine Y. Hohenkerk Editors
The History of Celestial Navigation Rise of the Royal Observatory and Nautical Almanacs
Editors P. Kenneth Seidelmann Astronomy Department University of Virginia (Research Professor) US Naval Observatory (Retired/Director) Rockville, MD, USA
Catherine Y. Hohenkerk HM Nautical Almanac Office (Retired) UK Hydrographic Office Taunton, UK
ISSN 2509-310X ISSN 2509-3118 (electronic) Historical & Cultural Astronomy ISBN 978-3-030-43630-8 ISBN 978-3-030-43631-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43631-5 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer
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