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Quo Vadis: Evolution of Modern Navigation: The Rise of Quantum Techniques
Fouad G. Major
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Description for Quo Vadis: Evolution of Modern Navigation: The Rise of Quantum Techniques
paperback. This study of the development of modern navigational techniques includes an account of the principles underlying today's satellite navigation systems. The author's historical perspective informs a deeper understanding of forthcoming developments in the field. Num Pages: 437 pages, 167 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
437
Condition
New
Number of Pages
426
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493941964
SKU
V9781493941964
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About Fouad G. Major
Dr Fouad Major was a student of Hans Georg Dehmelt, Nobel Prize winner (with Ramsey) in 1989, and was the first physicist to proves experimentally the capability of an atomic clock with ions stocked in a radio-electric quadripolar trap. He is an expert on atomic clocks and author of The Quantum Beat (Springer, 2007).
Reviews for Quo Vadis: Evolution of Modern Navigation: The Rise of Quantum Techniques
From the reviews: “The book documents well the tremendous advances in navigation from the time of the Phoenicians and provides a good review of how navigation has evolved in nature … and in human exploration. Major explains the workings of the instrumentation that scientists and engineers invented for this purpose. … The book contains good references and illustrations … ... Read more