Quo Vadis: Evolution of Modern Navigation The Rise of Quantum Techniques /

Quo Vadis: Evolution of Modern Navigation presents an intelligent and intelligible account of the essential principles underlying the design of satellite navigational systems-with introductory chapters placing them in context with the early development of navigational methods. The material is organi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Major, F. G. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Geographic information systems.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Geographical Information System.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Navigation in Nature
  • 2. The Early Navigators
  • 3. Historical Background to Astronomy
  • 4. Modern Astronomy
  • 5. Navigation at Sea
  • 6. The Longitude Problem
  • 7. The Quartz Revolution
  • 8. Classical Atomic Frequency Standards
  • 9. Atomic and Molecular Oscillators
  • 10. Field Confinement of Ions
  • 11. Optical Frequency Oscillators: Lasers
  • 12. The Gyrocompass
  • 13. Radio Navigation
  • 14. Satellite Navigation: GPS Space Segment
  • 15. Satellite Navigation: GPS Control Segment
  • 16. Satellite Navigation: GPS User Segment
  • 17. Space Navigation
  • 18. The Future of Navigation.

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