Sextant : a young man's daring sea voyage and the men who mapped the world's oceans / David Barrie.
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TextPublisher: London : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2015Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First William Morrow paperback editionDescription: xx, 340 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062279354; 0062279351Subject(s): Barrie, David -- Travel -- Atlantic Ocean | Barrie, David -- Travel | Voyages around the world -- History | Navigation -- History | Sextant | Nautical astronomy -- HistoryDDC classification: 910.4/5 Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 910.45 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 17/04/2024 | 31111062007206 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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