‎CONSTABLE (Anthony R.) & FACEY (William)‎
‎The Principles of Arab Navigation.‎

‎ Arabian Publishing 2013 In-4, cartonnage de l'éditeur sous jaquette illustrée, 146 pp, illustrations en couleurs dans le texte, index. RARE, épuisé / Rare study. ‎

Reference : 607125
ISBN : 9780957106017

‎Drawing On Source Material Such As The Guides By The Renowned Southern Arabian Navigators Ahmad Ibn Majid And Sulayman Al-mahri In The 15th And 16th Centuries Ad, As Well As Surviving Logbooks Of How Captains In The Early 20th, The Volume Covers The Principal Ideas, Techniques, Instruments And Calculations Used, Deploying Astronomy, Geometry And Mathematics To Explain Their Methods. It Includes An Account Of A Practical Attempt To Apply These Methods In 2010, On An Adventurous Voyage From Muscat To Singapore In A Reconstructed Early Medieval Dhow, And Concludes With An Analysis Of Sailing Conditions In The Red Sea. Edited By Anthony R. Constable And William Facey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Très bon état. / Perfect condition. - Frais de port : -France 7,15 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 14 €) (z C : 24 €) ‎