Mapping and Navigation: Explore the History and Science of Finding Your Way with 20 Projects by Patrick McGinty, Cynthia Light Brown

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

Build It Yourself

Patrick McGinty, Cynthia Light Brown with Beth Hetland (Illustrator)

122 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction childrens nature science technology informative medium-paced

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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...

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