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Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
Sextant A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
Author: David Barrie
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.Since its invention in 1759, a mariner's most prize...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780062279347
ISBN-10: 0062279343
Publication Date: 5/13/2014
Pages: 288
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Publisher: William Morrow
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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