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Tools of Navigation: A Kid's Guide to the History and Science of Finding Your Way

Table of Contents
Tools of Navigation: A Kid's Guide to the
History and Science of Finding Your Way

Introduction
Navigation as Art and Science

Chapter One
Ice Age Navigators: From the Bering Strait to the Americas

Chapter Two
Ancient Navigators: Braving the Sea Without a Compass

Chapter Three
The World Expands: The Age of European Exploration

Chapter Four
Land Exploration: Jungle, Mountain, and Desert Terrain,
and the Mapping of the American West

Chapter Five
The New Age of Exploration: Navigation from Pole to Pole
as the First Extreme Sport

Chapter Six
Twentieth Century Navigation: Aeronautical Navigation
and the GPS Revolution

Chapter Seven
Navigation in Action: How to Find Your Way Using Maps,
Compasses, and GPS