Sextant: A Voyage Guided by the Stars and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans by David Barrie

Sextant: A Voyage Guided by the Stars and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans

David Barrie

368 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history science travel adventurous informative medium-paced
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In the tradition of Dava Sobel's 'Longitude' comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery - an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariner...

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