The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made
available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of
exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899,
consists of 100 books containing published or previously
unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir
Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and
Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Robert Hues (1553 1632)
was an English mathematician and geographer who published this work
in 1594 to explain the use of the new terrestrial and celestial
globes devised by Emery Molyneux in 1592. These were the first
English manufactured globes and were popular with both navigators
and students. The five parts of this book describe these globes and
explain their use in calculating fundamental navigational points,
providing valuable insights into their appearance and practical
application in early sixteenth-century navigation.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series |
| Release date: |
October 2010 |
| First published: |
December 2010 |
| Authors: |
Robert Hues
|
| Editors: |
Clements R Markham
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
344 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-01349-9 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
Latin
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
Physical geography >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-108-01349-X |
| Barcode: |
9781108013499 |
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