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Navigational enterprises in Europe and its empires 1730-1850 /

This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use depend...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dunn, Richard, 1966- (Editor ), Higgitt, Rebekah (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Colección:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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