Sextant Format:Paperback 2 The North

2 The North

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easy-to-read summary of naval navigation throughout the ages

Lightoller's life was remarkable: a boy who went to sea at the age of 13

Praise for Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects

Sextant Format:Paperback 2 The NorthIn 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. This is the dramatic story of an instrument that changed history. Built around David Barrie's own transatlantic passage using the very same navigational tools