Bibliograph

Beyond the blue horizon, how the earliest mariners unlocked the secrets of the oceans, Brian Fagan

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Beyond the blue horizon, how the earliest mariners unlocked the secrets of the oceans, Brian Fagan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Beyond the blue horizon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

759174621

Responsibility statement

Brian Fagan

Sub title

how the earliest mariners unlocked the secrets of the oceans

Summary

Looks at the early development of navigation, examining how ancient humans discovered the secrets of wind, tides, and stars that allowed them to make long voyages that profoundly changed human civilization

Table Of Contents

"The sands and flats are discovered" -- Across the Pacific. Sunda and Sahul ; "Butterfly wings scattered over the water" ; A pattern of islands -- Poseidon's waters. A world of ceaseless movement ; Timber and mekku-stones -- The monsoon world. The Erythraean Sea ; "A place of great traffic" ; "We spread our cloudlike sails aloft" -- Turbulent waters in the North. Seascapes of ancestors ; "Storms fell on the stern in icy feathers" -- The Pacific to the West. The Aleutians : "The sea becomes very high" ; Raven releases the fish ; The fiery pool and the spiny oyster -- Of fish and portolans

Target audience

adult

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