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Tracks in the Sea: Matthew Fontaine Maury and the Mapping of the Oceans
Tracks in the Sea Matthew Fontaine Maury and the Mapping of the Oceans
Author: Chester G. Hearn
A great story of discovery and adventure in the tradition of Longitude Maritime navigation remained largely a matter of guesswork until well into the 19th century, and making a voyage meant following a series of all-too-often disastrous hunches. Changing that became the lifelong obsession of the brilliant, irascible geographer Mat...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780071368261
ISBN-10: 0071368264
Publication Date: 6/28/2002
Pages: 288
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Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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