Sextant : a voyage guided by the stars and the men who mapped the world's oceans
Barrie, David, 1953-2014
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David Barrie tells how and why the sextant was invented; how offshore navigators depended on it for their lives in wild and dangerous seas until the advent of GPS - and the sextant's vital role in the history of exploration.
Main title:
Author:
Barrie, David, 1953-, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2014.
Collation:
xx, 348 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780007516568 (hbk)0007516568
Dewey class:
910.4'5910.45
Local class:
910.45
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
628289
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