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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 mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world.

Informationen zum Autor David Barrie was for many years in the Diplomatic Service, and has held many distinguished posts since then. He is a passionate and dedicated sailor and was inspired to write this book in homage to the remarkable people who brought celestial navigation to perfection, and to the generations of mariners who put the sextant to such good use in charting the world's oceans. He lives in West London. Klappentext Now in paperback, this is the story of one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer and map the world. Blends personal memoir and historical stories of the great explorers and adventurers who mapped the world. 'A bracing historical tale' "The Times" Zusammenfassung 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 mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world.

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David Barrie was for many years in the Diplomatic Service, and has held many distinguished posts since then. He is a passionate and dedicated sailor and was inspired to write this book in homage to the remarkable people who brought celestial navigation to perfection, and to the generations of mariners who put the sextant to such good use in charting the world's oceans. He lives in West London.

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Now in paperback, this is the story of one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer and map the world. Blends personal memoir and historical stories of the great explorers and adventurers who mapped the world. 'A bracing historical tale' "The Times"

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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 mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world.