Mapping and Navigation: Explore the History and Science of Finding Your Way with 20 Projects

by Cynthia Light Brown and Patrick McGinty

Book Overview

How did we get from 20-foot-long maps to GPS devices small enough to fit in the palm of our hands? How does GPS work and what can it tell us? How do ancient mapmaking techniques used by the Romans and Greeks influence the satellite technologies we use today? The history of mapmaking is full of remarkable characters who charted the unknown with an ever-changing set of tools. In Mapping and Navigation: The History and Science of Finding Your Way,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619301946
• ISBN13: 9781619301948
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7