Beyond the Blue Horizon : : how the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans
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Looks at the early development of navigation, examining how ancient humans discovered the secrets of wind, tides, and stars that allowed them to make long voyages that profoundly changed human civilization.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: xx, 313 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781608190058
1608190056
SUBJECTS
Navigation, Prehistoric.
Sea peoples -- History.
Ocean travel -- History.