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On 2016-03-28 13:08, Ed Popko wrote:
> There is now a Smithsonian Book based on the exhibit entitled "Time and 
Navigation" by authors Johnston, Connor, Stephens and Ceruzzi (no ISBN number 
is given for the book).


http://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/time-and-navigation-untold-story-getting-here-ther/

I came across that book while browsing in a library. It looked like a
coffee table book and I wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly
surprised. It has much of interest for the navigation enthusiast. The
price is low for a book of such quality.

It's somewhat US-centric, but that's understandable since the
Smithsonian is the publisher, and the authors are from US museums. In
fact, the book is full of photos of navigation artifacts in the museum
collections.

Happily, the much told story of the Longitude Prize and Harrison is
omitted in favor of more obscure stuff like Gago Countinho (sp?) and his
sextants.

I was at the library a few days ago and looked for the book so I could
do a better write up. But someone had it checked out.

   

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