Secrets of the Viking Navigators: How the Vikings Used Their Amazing Sunstones and Other Techniques to Cross the Open Ocean

by Leif K. Karlsen, Marlin Greene (Designer)

Most navigators have heard of Viking sunstones, but few realize they are more than legend. Leif Karlsen has brought them to life. He shows us how they work—now, and a thousand years ago—and what it was that led the Viking navigators to develop this unique tool for finding the direction to the sun, even when the sun is obscured by clouds or fog.

Genres: History

216 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2003

Reviews

[Xdw · Rating 2 out of 5]

the first 'story' section is written at a children's level. rest is ok