| Series |
Information cultures
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| Contents |
From the water to the writing book -- Amsterdam, ca. 1600 -- "By the shortest path": developing mathematical rules -- Dieppe, 1675 -- Hands-on theory along the Thames -- London, 1683 -- Paper sailors, classroom lessons -- The Netherlands, ca. 1710 -- Lieutenant Riou is put to the test -- The Southern Indian Ocean, 1789. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2018041206 |
| ISBN | 9781421429533 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1421429535 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9781421429540 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1421429543 electronic book |
