Chola Navigation Package / Prof. B. Arunachalam,
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Language: English
Pages: 120 (Throughout B/W Illustrations)
About the Book
The book 'Chola Navigation Package' seeks to build on the navigational practices, skills and wisdom that finally culminated in the Chola naval expeditions to Malaya and Indonesia and cultural-cum-trade emissaries to China, based upon limited medieval documentation in the North Indian Ocean arena, and oral knowledge and living practices of the Coromandel coast. The book is the first ever attempt to narrate the Chola Navigation mode, as it was popularly known among medieval seamen, especially the Arabs, Omanis and the Chinese. Though couched in cautious terms based on limited information, the book highlights the expertise of Tamil seamen in celestial navigation and parallel sailing. The book opens a challenge to young researchers for a deeper investigation into the virgin field of maritime technology.
About the Author
The author of the book, Prof. B. Arunachalam retired from the University of Mumbai as Professor and Head of the Department of Geography, in June 1993, after a stint of four decades of teaching and research. Intimately associated with the academic activities of the Maritime History Society since its inception, he has deep and abiding interest in maritime studies of Indian waters, coastal geomorphology, nautical cartography and navigation techniques. He has authored over a hundred research papers, published in reputed academic journals and many books. He has edited the first two volumes of Essays in Maritime Studies, and written a compendium on Heritage of Indian Sea-Navigation. All these are publications of the Maritime History Society.
Foreword
When about twenty five years ago some like minded people got together and decided to establish a history society, not ma
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Pages: 120 (Throughout B/W Illustrations)
About the Book
The book 'Chola Navigation Package' seeks to build on the navigational practices, skills and wisdom that finally culminated in the Chola naval expeditions to Malaya and Indonesia and cultural-cum-trade emissaries to China, based upon limited medieval documentation in the North Indian Ocean arena, and oral knowledge and living practices of the Coromandel coast. The book is the first ever attempt to narrate the Chola Navigation mode, as it was popularly known among medieval seamen, especially the Arabs, Omanis and the Chinese. Though couched in cautious terms based on limited information, the book highlights the expertise of Tamil seamen in celestial navigation and parallel sailing. The book opens a challenge to young researchers for a deeper investigation into the virgin field of maritime technology.
About the Author
The author of the book, Prof. B. Arunachalam retired from the University of Mumbai as Professor and Head of the Department of Geography, in June 1993, after a stint of four decades of teaching and research. Intimately associated with the academic activities of the Maritime History Society since its inception, he has deep and abiding interest in maritime studies of Indian waters, coastal geomorphology, nautical cartography and navigation techniques. He has authored over a hundred research papers, published in reputed academic journals and many books. He has edited the first two volumes of Essays in Maritime Studies, and written a compendium on Heritage of Indian Sea-Navigation. All these are publications of the Maritime History Society.
Foreword
When about twenty five years ago some like minded people got together and decided to establish a history society, not ma
Now you can buy Books online in USA,UK, India and more than 100 countries.
*Terms and Conditions apply
Disclaimer: All product data on this page belongs to
.No guarantees are made as to accuracy of prices and information.
