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2,000 Years of Hydrographic History Highlighted
01 Aug 2003
As it Was, a collection of columns written and edited for Hydro International by former Hydrographer of the Navy and President of the International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco, Rear Admiral Steve Ritchie, has been published as a book by GITC in the Netherlands.
The columns highlight the 2,000 year history of the hydrographic and oceanographic professions, describing how things were done before the advent of such aids as electronic position fixing, GPS and sidescan sonar. There are also contributions by other survey luminaries.
Excluding postage and packing, the fully illustrated 118-page book is available for £34 from:<$>GITC, PO Box 112, 8530 AC Lemmer, The Netherlands (Tel: +31 514 561854 Fax: +31 514 563898 Email: mailbox@gitc.nl).
