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Item Details
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THE LO-TECH NAVIGATOR
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| By: |
Tony Crowley |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£14.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1574091913 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781574091915 |
| Publisher: |
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2004 |
| Pages: |
148 |
| Description: |
The Lo-Tech Navigator explains the principles lie behind traditional navigation instruments and explores unusual and long forgotten navigation techniques. |
| Synopsis: |
The Lo-Tech Navigator is an entertaining and practical book for those who wish to be less dependent on GPS and electronics. Through a variety of illustrated projects, you can learn to make traditional navigation instruments and explore some unusual and long forgotten techniques. Tony Crowley explains how to: detect sea currents using a kettle; find latitude and longitude by the Pole Star; take sun sights with a cassette holder, find your position through origami, navigate with the aid of poetry, make a compass from a tin lid, self-steer with a tiller sail, search for buried and discover the magic of 6. |
| Illustrations: |
107 black & white halftones |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Sheridan House |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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