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An American's-eye view of the rise and influence of Britain's Royal Navy, with
interesting accounts of maritime navigation and of Francis Drake, James Cook,
and William Bligh.
Hiraiwa, T. 1967. ''On the 95 Per Cent Probability Circle of a Vessel's Position.''
Journal of Navigation 20:258-70.
Hoare, M. R. 2005. The Quest for the True Figure of the Earth . Aldershot, UK:
Ashgate Publishing.
One to get out of the library: an expensive but comprehensive history of the last
four centuries of geodesy.
Holmes, R. 2010. The Age of Wonder . New York: Vintage Books.
Hopkirk, P. 1995. Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of
Tibet. New York: Kodansha International.
A short but enlightening and entertaining description told by an experienced
writer who is knowledgeable about this part of the world.
Howarth, R. J. 2007. ''Gravity Surveying in Early Geophysics, I: From Time-
Keeping to Figure of the Earth.'' Earth Sciences History 26:201-28.
Howse, D. 1980. Greenwich Time and the Discovery of the Longitude . Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
Hurley, F., et al. 2001. South with Endurance . London: Book Creation Services.
A co√ee-table book of Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, with the photographs
of Frank Hurley.
Jardine, L. 1996. Wordly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance . New York: W. W.
Norton.
———. 1999. Ingenious Pursuits . London: Little, Brown.
A compelling account of the beginnings of the Scientific Enlightenment in
Western Europe. Includes the French expeditions to determine meridian arc
length.
Johnson, A. 2008. Solving Stonehenge: A New Key to an Ancient Enigma . London:
Thames & Hudson.
A tale of archaeological research, well told by one of the archaeologists in-
volved.
Kaler, J. 1996. The Ever-Changing Sky: A Guide to the Celestial Sphere . Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
A comprehensive nonmathematical survey of celestial phenomena and their
earthly e√ects.
Karl, J. 2004. Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age . Arcata, CA: Paradise Cay Pub-
lications.
Kavanagh, B. F. 2008. Surveying: Principles and Applications . Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
A good review of standard surveying methods.
Kearey, P., K. A. Klepeis, and F. J. Vine. 2009. Global Tectonics. Chichester, UK:
John Wiley and Sons.
Keay, J. 2000. The Great Arc . New York: HarperCollins.
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