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Quo Vadis: Evolution of Modern Navigation: The Rise of Quantum Techniques

Quo Vadis: Evolution of Modern Navigation: The Rise of Quantum Techniques

Major, F. G.

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Technology & EngineeringGeography

ISBN10: 1493941968
ISBN13: 9781493941964
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Aug 23 2016
Pages: 426
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Quo Vadis: Evolution of Modern Navigation presents an intelligent and intelligible account of the essential principles underlying the design of satellite navigational systems-with introductory chapters placing them in context with the early development of navigational methods. The material is organized roughly as follows: the first third of the book deals with navigation in the natural world, the early history of navigation, navigating by the stars, precise mechanical chronometers for the determination of longitude at sea, and the development of precise quartz controlled clocks. Then, the reader is introduced to quantum ideas as a lead in to a discussion of microwave and optical interactions with atoms, atomic clocks, laser gyrocompasses, and time based navigation. The final third of the book deals with satellite-based systems, including orbit theory, early satellite navigation systems, and a detailed treatment of the Global Positioning System (GPS).

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