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New Lands, New Worlds
出版Infobase Publishing, 2010
主題Juvenile Nonfiction / GeneralJuvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / GeneralJuvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Geography
ISBN14381316159781438131610
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=MvG3HtcKcuIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Exploration tells the intriguing story of the navigators who crossed oceans to chart the coastlines of distant continents, the adventurers who traversed deserts and polar wastes, and the traders who sought new markets and commodities in faraway lands. The secrets of the planet and its living inhabitants have been unraveled thanks to the efforts made by these navigators and adventurers. This new, full-color book begins with a narration of the earliest seagoing ships and the vehicles that transported diplomats, warriors, and merchants around the Mediterranean region and later around the world. It explores the Vikings who terrorized Western Europe and colonized Greenland as well as the swift outrigger vessels that sailed from Asia to the islands of the Pacific. This accessible resource describes the development of navigational instruments to help on long journeys out of sight of landOCoincluding the sextant and compassOCoand explains how to calculate latitude and longitude."