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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Søren Thirslund |
ISBN: | 9788785180384 8785180386 |
OCLC Number: | 181142279 |
Description: | 40 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits (some color) ; 23 cm |
Contents: | How to make a sun compass -- Captain Carl V. Sølver's theory of the bearing-dial -- Dr. Curt Roslund's theory of the bearing-dial -- The investigations of the Danish Forensic Police -- Further investigations and experiments -- Position finding at sea. |
Responsibility: | Søren Thirslund. |
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...a useful source for those beginning study of Viking period navigation.[...] Thirslunds interdisciplinary approach to research yields positive results for evidence of Viking period navigation.' -- Nautical Research Journal Nautical Research Journal ...to be recommended to all who would understand early Scandinavian navigation. The subject is lucidly explained and contains as much as is at present known about ancient sun-compasses.' -- Nautical Archaeology Nautical Archaeology "For anyone who is interested in the problems of early navigation, or who would like to follow the logic of the sun compass's reconstruction and use, this will be a treasured volume." -- Ships in Scale Ships in Scale Read more...


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