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The Barefoot Navigator: Navigating with the Skills of the Ancients by Jack Lagan
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- Condition
- ISBN-13
- 9781574092325
- Type
- NA
- Publication Name
- NA
- ISBN
- 9781574092325
- Book Title
- Barefoot Navigator : Navigating with the Skills of the Ancients
- Publisher
- Sheridan House, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Transportation, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Boating, Navigation, Sailing, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
- Item Weight
- 27.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 148 Pages
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The Barefoot Navigator is the most innovative book about marine navigation for decades. Jack Lagan believes there is nothing so valuable at sea as standing on a deck and just knowing where you are using special knowledge about the sea and the sky and using your senses--in other words, practical technology-free navigation.Part 1 looks at the navigation achievements of the ancient seafarers--the Pacific islanders, the Vikings, the Phoenicians, the Arabs and the Chinese. Just how did the South Pacific islanders manage to populate every habitable island in an area bigger than North America? And did the Phoenicians really circumnavigate Africa 2,000 years before Vasco de Gama?Part 2 explains how to use the wind, swell, sun and stars to estimate position and hold a course. And how sea breezes, isolated clouds and seabirds can make a landfall safer.Part 3. shows how you can use DIY devices to calculate latitude, obtain bearings and estimate longitude.Part 4 describes how all these techniques can be used in survival situationsThe Barefoot Navigator is about wayfinding from what you can see around you and what you have in your head. It will fascinate navigators and landlubbers alike.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sheridan House, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1574092324
ISBN-13
9781574092325
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52189029
Product Key Features
Book Title
Barefoot Navigator : Navigating with the Skills of the Ancients
Number of Pages
148 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Boating, Navigation, Sailing, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Sports & Recreation
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
27.4 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
The Barefoot Navigator is a cleverly written little book that combines the history of the ancient art of navigation with the practical application of those techniques today., Ever wonder how the Polynesians managed to find their way throughout the Pacific? And what about the Vikings? Even if they would have stopped to ask for directions, no one had any. There were no navigation instruments or charts. This book investigates their navigation capabilities and shows you how practical, technology-free navigation can be used to enhance modern navigation. Interesting stuff!, [Lagan's] returned to square one: the skills of the ancients, who found tiny islands hundreds of miles away by discerning the amplitude, wave-length, and direction of the seas; the positions of stars and constellations; the size and behavior of seabirds; and the like. The Barefoot Navigator is an exciting read that makes a compelling argument: To navigate better and with greater satisfaction, sailors must learn more about the sea around them.
Lccn
2006-003657
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
623.89
Lc Classification Number
Vk155.L34 2006
Table of Content
AcknowledgementsA Barefoot Philosopher for the 21st CenturyPart I. The Remarkable Skills of the Ancients1. The Pacific Islanders2. The Vikings3. Pharaohs and Phoenicians4. The Arabs5. The Chinese6. Timeline of Navigation and ExplorationPart II. Practical No-Tech Navigation7. Which Heading?8. Where am I, Roughly?9. LandfallPart III. Do-It-Yourself Lo-Tech Navigation10. Dead Reckoning11. Latitude12. Longitude13. Plumbing the DepthsPart IV. Survival Navigation14. Emergency Kits and Grab-bagsNotesRecommended Further ReadingAppendicesIndex
Copyright Date
2006
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