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The Experiment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. A windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong could point the way home, and they still do--if you know how to look. With The Natural Navigator, his first book, Tristan Gooley invited us to notice the directional clues hidden all around: in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, growing plants, and...
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Series
Research report volume R3584
Publisher
Research Division of the College of Agricultural and Life Science, University of Wisconsin--Madison
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Author
Language
English
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"Vikings are an enduring subject of fascination. The combination of adventure, mythology, violence, and exploration continues to grip our attention. As a result, for more than a millennium the Vikings have traveled far and wide, not least across the turbulent seas of our minds and imaginations. The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that Vikings reached North America...
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Navigation history NWS volume 83-6
Publisher
National Waterways Study, U.S. Army Engineer Water Resources Support Center, Institute for Water Resources
Pub. Date
1983
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
Over many centuries, wars have been lost due to lack of food and proper supplies for the troops. Without a way to survive, the troops had to retreat rather than stay and fight. The same need applied to ships at sea. New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly is the true story of a soldier who served on one of the supply ships that were vital to the survival of the troops in battle during World War II. John Barnes graduated from high school in 1941. While many...
17) Navigation Rules
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Language
English
Description
This book contains a complete copy of the Inland and International Navigation Rules as presented by the United States Coast Guard. In addition all Notice to Mariners updates to date, 1/1/2012 are incorporated within the text. The Coast Guard requires that an up-to-date copy of Navigation Rules such as this one be carried on all vessels 12 meters (39 feet) or more in length at all times. We have also included detailed instructions on how to log on...
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Explores the "sixth sense," a subconscious, deeper understanding of surroundings, and explains how humans can train themselves to unlock this intuition using slow, careful observation.
"The culmination of everything Tristan Gooley has written so far: How to take what you learn about the outdoors--and make it second nature Readers of master outdoorsman Tristan Gooley have learned that the world is filled with clues to look for--we can use the Big...
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