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Re: Book suggestion, please.
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2004 Apr 30, 12:29 -0400
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2004 Apr 30, 12:29 -0400
George, I don't have it in front of me to give you ISBN numbers but I believe "Mixter's Primer of Navigation" would be the one I'm thinking of. It is written very nicely, putting things in historical perspective and explaining them in a very orderly manner. Very much a textbook, but a very nice and useable one. Last I heard possible out of print but available from the usual used-book outlets. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Huxtable"To: Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:33 AM Subject: Book suggestion, please. Here's a request for advice from listmembers about a suitable book. An intelligent geographer finds himself in the position of editing for publication a number of logs of sailing-vessel voyages of the early 19th century (pre-Sumner). He lacks the background of small-boat navigation that so many of us on this list enjoy, and admits to knowing little about navigation generally. Yet for this editing, he finds that he needs to learn something about the basics of navigation, coastal, DR, and celestial. He and I are arranging some sort of short crash-course between us, in the Summer. But before then, I would like to recommend to him a book, or two, (or website perhaps) to help him to prepare to understand the background. Damned if I can think of what the best text might be for that job. Any suggestions? George. ================================================================ contact George Huxtable by email at george@huxtable.u-net.com, by phone at 01865 820222 (from outside UK, +44 1865 820222), or by mail at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK. ================================================================