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The Eva G. R. Taylor Lecture: Navigators and Mathematical Practitioners in Samuel Pepys's Day

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

Helen Wallis
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I am honoured that the Royal Institute of Navigation has invited me to give the E. G. R. Taylor lecture for 1992. These lectures, held annually, were funded by well-wishes in various societies to celebrate Professor Eva Taylor's 80th birthday. As a scholar, Professor Taylor moved in many spheres. I have chosen a subject which seems appropriate to her pioneering work in the history of navigation and the marine sciences.

Keywords

1. History.2. Maps and charts.
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 1 - 19
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1994

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